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WWCN16 CWWG 152115
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:15 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= M.D. OF GREENVIEW NEAR FOX CREEK
=NEW= YELLOWHEAD CO. NEAR EDSON AND SUNDANCE PROV. PARK
=NEW= YELLOWHEAD CO. NEAR PEERS AND NITON JUNCTION
=NEW= WOODLANDS CO. NEAR BENBOW AND WINDFALL
=NEW= HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, WHICH MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
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.
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
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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