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WUCN11 CWVR 182305
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:05 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:03 P.M. PDT.
AT 4:04 P.M. PDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND
GUSTS, UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
ONE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 8 KM SOUTHWEST OF DUNCAN AND IS
MOVING NORTH AT 30 KM/H.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 5 KM WEST OF CHEMAINUS AND IS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LARGE
HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN
TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES
AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS
EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION
MARK)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING ONE OR MORE OF
THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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