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WUCN16 CWHX 150721
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:51 A.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
BAY ST. GEORGE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:29 A.M. NDT.
AT 4:50 A.M. NDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY
RAIN.
LOCATIONS: BAY ST. GEORGE.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 5 TO 10 MM, EXCEPT POSSIBLY MORE THAN 25 MM IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: NEAR 70 KM/H IN THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
REMARKS: AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER WESTERN
NEWFOUNDLAND. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A NARROW BAND OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS HAVE ALSO BEEN
DETECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE 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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