757  
WUCN11 CWVR 182330  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 4:30 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:  
=NEW= SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:28 P.M. PDT.  
 
AT 4:29 P.M. PDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A  
CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND  
GUSTS, UP TO TOONIE SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.  
 
THIS CLUSTER IS MOVING OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND AND TOWARDS THETIS  
ISLAND AND PENELAKUT ISLAND AND 30 KM/H.  
 
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  
 
END/PSPC  
 
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