Rain pelts Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent as power outages reported

Windsor, Leamington, Essex County and Chatham-Kent were under a severe thunder storm warning for Tuesday evening.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says a line of severe thunder storms passing through lower Michigan made its way north, bringing winds of up to 100 km/h, toonie-sized hail and a risk of tornadoes.

"Large hail can damage property and cause injury," the weather service said in the alert.

"Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Locally, heavy rain is also possible."

During the storm, as many as 2,500 people were without power, though Enwin reported all customers had power restored later Tuesday evening.

Environment Canada urged people to stay indoors during the storm and to take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Wayne County in southeastern Michigan, warning of possible damage to roofs, siding and trees due to wind gusts nearing 100 km/h and penny-sized hail.

Thunder storms had been located around 5:30 p.m. along a line extending from around Oxford to Salem, it said, moving east at more than 70 kilometres per hour.

The thunderstorm warning comes as the region is under a continued heat warning, with cooler temperatures expected on Wednesday.