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WUCN11 CWVR 170435
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:35 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER
METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHEAST INCLUDING SURREY AND LANGLEY
METRO VANCOUVER - SOUTHWEST INCLUDING RICHMOND AND DELTA.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:34 P.M. PDT.
AT 9:35 P.M. PDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY
RAIN.
THIS THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 KM/H AND IS CURRENTLY OVER
SUNSHUNE HILLS / WEST SURREY AND HIGHWAY 91 AREA AND WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH NEW WESTMINISTER SHORTLY.
AN ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM IS APPROACHING THE WHITE ROCK AREA OF THE
SOUTHEAST.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO
VISIBILITY. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)
LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
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
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