104   
WUCN11 CWVR 190013  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 5:13 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 7:11 P.M. PDT.  
  
AT 5:12 P.M. PDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, PEA TO   
DIME SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.  
  
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED NEAR COBBLE HILL AND IS MOVING   
NORTH AT 20 TO 30 KM/H.   
  
COMMUNITIES IN ITS PATH INCLUDE COWICHAN BAY, DUNCAN AND CROFTON.  
  
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY   
DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. IF   
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND   
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. 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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