650   
WWCN18 CWVR 262242  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH  
FOR THE B.C. TRAVELLERS ROUTES  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 3:42 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:  
=NEW= HIGHWAY 3 - PAULSON SUMMIT TO KOOTENAY PASS.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE   
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS,   
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.   
  
WHERE: BOUNDARY, WEST KOOTENAY, OKANAGAN VALLEY - SOUTH AND CENTRAL   
FROM OSOYOOS TO KELOWNA.   
  
WHEN: OVERNIGHT HOURS - MIDNIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.   
  
OTHER HAZARD: CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVOURABLE FOR ROTATION IN THE   
ATMOSPHERE, LEADING TO POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A VERY SLIGHT RISK   
OF A LOCALIZED WEAK TORNADO (EF0) OVER BOUNDARY AND WEST KOOTENAY   
REGIONS.   
  
METEOROLOGISTS WILL BE MONITORING THE CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND   
TORNADO WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED.  
  
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. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS   
CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND   
WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY   
YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)   
  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS   
ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD   
PRODUCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS,   
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.   
  
WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS   
DRIVING CONDITIONS.   
  
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.DRIVEBC.CA/.   
  
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.  
  
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
  
END/PSPC  
 
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