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WWCN16 CWHX 311758
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:28 P.M. NDT SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2025.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR AND VICINITY
=NEW= BUCHANS AND THE INTERIOR.
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==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS: CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 15 TO 25 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED TO THE EAST OF
MILLERTOWN. THESE STORMS ARE TRACKING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AND HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE.
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
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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