Lightning strike  (Photo courtesy of Rachel Hoekstra) Lightning strike (Photo courtesy of Rachel Hoekstra)
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UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Ended

Environment Canada has lifted the severe thunderstorm warning for Chatham-Kent.

The warning was issued around 2:30pm Friday afternoon and ended just after 4:30pm.

Meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing strong wind gusts, pea to dime size hail and torrential rain.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.