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WUCN17 CWHX 171803
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:03 P.M. ADT SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:01 P.M. ADT (5:31 P.M. NDT).
AT 3:02 P.M. ADT (3:32 P.M. NDT), ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS
ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND
GUSTS, PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 MM PER HOUR IN THUNDERSTORMS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: 70 TO 90 KM/H IN THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCATIONS: CARTWRIGHT AND VICINITY.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL 4:00 PM.
REMARKS: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CURRENTLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF
SANDWICH BAY IS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 40 KM/H. TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS,
BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. 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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