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WWCN14 CWHX 301813
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NEW BRUNSWICK
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:13 P.M. ADT SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= CAMPBELLTON AND RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY
=NEW= GRAND FALLS AND VICTORIA COUNTY
=NEW= MOUNT CARLETON - RENOUS HIGHWAY.
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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,
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 15 TO 25 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: THUNDERSTORMS, WITH POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE, MAY DEVELOP
AS THE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE.
DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO
INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS
EVERY YEAR. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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
NBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)NBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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