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WWCN15 CWHX 021638
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:38 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
HEAVY RAIN.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 TO 50 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: 70 TO 90 KM/H IN THUNDERSTORMS.
POTENTIAL HAIL SIZE: DIME.
TIME SPAN: THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: THUNDERSTORMS, WITH POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE, ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION BECOMES
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE.
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
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