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WWCN14 CWWG 242334  
ORANGE WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
FOR NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 5:34 P.M. CST MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2026.  
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ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:  
LA RONGE - PRINCE ALBERT NAT. PARK - NARROW HILLS PROV. PARK  
PELICAN NARROWS - CUMBERLAND HOUSE - CREIGHTON.  
 
ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:  
ILE A LA CROSSE - BUFFALO NARROWS - BEAUVAL  
LA LOCHE - CLEARWATER RIVER PROV. PARK - CLUFF LAKE.  
 
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH  
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH  
 
==DISCUSSION==  
 
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN.  
 
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED  
TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING.  
 
FAST-MOVING AND RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN SWEEP VEHICLES AWAY AND  
DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION  
MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. DON'T DRIVE  
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO  
VISIBILITY.  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE  
FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.  
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL  
MEDIA USING (HASH)SKSTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
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