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WUCN11 CWVR 170445
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:45 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
METRO VANCOUVER - CENTRAL INCLUDING THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
BURNABY AND NEW WESTMINSTER.
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:
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 11:44 P.M. PDT.
AT 9:45 P.M. PDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
THIS THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 KM/H AND IS CURRENTLY OVER
NEW WESTMINISTER AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH BURNABY AND THE
WILLINGDON HEIGHTS AREA SHORTLY.
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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