531
WUCN16 CWHX 151833
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NEWFOUNDLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:03 P.M. NDT WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHEAST
=NEW= AVALON PENINSULA SOUTHWEST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:01 P.M. NDT.
AT 4:02 P.M. NDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN AVALON PENINSULA.
RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 15 TO 25 MM PER HOUR IN THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS THE AVALON
PENINSULA THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS VERY HEAVY RAIN, BUT SOME
SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO OCCUR LOCALLY.
LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MM BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO
VISIBILITY. TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF
OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL. 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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