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WWCN11 CWVR 270124  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH  
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA  
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 6:24 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:  
=NEW= GREATER VICTORIA  
=NEW= EAST VANCOUVER ISLAND - DUNCAN TO NANAIMO  
=NEW= WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND.  
  
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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.  
  
WHEN:   
THIS EVENING   
  
WHERE:   
SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND INCLUDING VICTORIA, SOOKE, DUNCAN,   
SHAWNIGAN LAKE  
  
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. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH   
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE   
FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES   
CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO   
INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)   
  
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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