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WUCN16 CWHX 052041
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:11 P.M. NDT MONDAY 5 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:10 P.M. NDT.
AT 6:11 P.M. NDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR.
LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED: GRAND-FALLS WINDSOR.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL 7:00 P.M. NDT.
REMARKS: A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRAND-FALLS WINDSOR IS MOVING
EASTWARD AT 25 KM/H. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY
THIS STORM.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. 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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