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WUCN14 CWWG 312230
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:30 P.M. CST THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= LA LOCHE AND CLEARWATER RIVER PROV. PARK.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:29 P.M. CST.
AT 4:30 P.M. CST, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING AN
AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO NICKEL SIZE
HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED ABOUT 50 KM NORTHWEST OF LA
LOCHE NEAR THE ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN BORDER, AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL
ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
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
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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