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WUCN16 CWHX 052245
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:15 P.M. NDT MONDAY 5 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
BAY OF EXPLOITS.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:13 P.M. NDT.
AT 8:14 P.M. NDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
HEAVY RAIN.
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: BAY OF EXPLOITS
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL 9:30 PM.
REMARKS: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
FROM COTTLESVILLE TO BOTWOOD IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 25 KM/H.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF PEA-SIZED HAIL.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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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