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WWCN15 CWHX 032148  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH  
FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 6:48 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:  
=NEW= PRINCE COUNTY P.E.I.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS,  
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.  
 
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: 25 MM PER HOUR OR HIGHER.  
 
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: 70 TO 90 KM/H.  
 
LOCATIONS: PRINCE COUNTY.  
 
TIME SPAN: LATE THIS EVENING.  
 
REMARKS: A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE  
NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING  
HAIL, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, AND STRONG WINDS.  
 
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND  
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR.  
 
HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO  
VISIBILITY.  
 
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  
PESTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)PESTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/ASPC  
 
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