Grand Bend. BlackburnNews.com (Photo by Melanie Irwin)

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended

By Stephanie Chaves

August 12, 2021 - 10:46am

Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm watch for Sarnia-Lambton.

Hydro One crews were dealing with scattered outages in the Lambton Shores area Thursday morning and on Wednesday, Bluewater Power was kept busy with outages and downed power lines and trees in storm activity.

Some of the storm damage…see that tree- well our hydro pole is under it… not a good thing- at all…
Huge thanks to our Team tonight! Stay Safe! pic.twitter.com/grsaXut3Xx
— Bluewater Power (@BluewaterPower) August 12, 2021

A heat warning is still in effect.

The national weather agency said daytime temperatures Thursday will reach the low 30s once again with humidex values near 40 degrees Celsius.

Cooler and less humid air is expected to move into the region Friday night.

UPDATE: Heavy rain alert ended for parts of Ontario

News

3 hours ago

Environment Canada has ended a yellow rainfall warning for parts of Ontario.

Hanover Police arrest trespasser and seize drugs

News

17 hours ago

Hanover Police Service arrested a trespasser and ended up seizing drugs from the accused after an incident on July 30.

File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks

Scoreboard, August 1

Sports

18 hours ago

The Jays opened their home series against the Cardinals with a win off another Dylan Cease gem.

Grand Bend Beach June 25, 2020 Image courtesy of Grand Bend Pier Beach Cam.

Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

News

18 hours ago

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.