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WUCN11 CWVR 182332  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 4:32 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:  
      SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:30 P.M. PDT.  
  
AT 4:31 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 AT 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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