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WUCN16 CWHX 052010
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:40 P.M. NDT MONDAY 5 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
TERRA NOVA.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:33 P.M. NDT.
AT 5:40 P.M. NDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: GAMBO TO TERRA NOVA.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL 7:00 PM.
REMARKS: A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM GAMBO TO JUST WEST OF
TERRA NOVA IS MOVING GENERALLY EASTWARD AT 30 KM/H. TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)
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.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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