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WUCN11 CWVR 190036
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:36 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SUNSHINE COAST - GIBSONS TO EARLS COVE.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:34 P.M. PDT.
AT 5:35 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 AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED OVER THE STRAIT OF
GEORGIA AND IS MOVING NORTH AT 30 KM/H TOWARDS THE SUNSHINE COAST.
COMMUNITIES IN ITS PATH INCLUDE SECHELT, GIBSONS, ROBERTS CREEK,
HALFMOON BAY.
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. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOSS LOOSE
OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES AND
OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. 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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