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WUCN11 CWVR 190048
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:48 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:46 P.M. PDT.
AT 5:47 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 7 KM SOUTH COBBLE HILL AND IS
MOVING NORTH AT 20 KM/H.
COMMUNITIES IN ITS PATH INCLUDE COBBLE HILL, COWICHAN BAY, AND
DUNCAN.
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
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