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WUCN16 CWWG 312008
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:08 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= R.M. OF WOOD BUFFALO NEAR NAMUR RIVER AND NAMUR LAKE RESERVES.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:07 P.M. MDT.
AT 2:08 P.M. MDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 120 KM SOUTHEAST OF FORT CHIPEWYAN IN
THE BIRCH MOUNTAINS, AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY. LARGE ACCUMULATIONS
OF SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LARGE
HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURY. 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
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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