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WWCN15 CWWG 051432
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:32 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 5 JUNE 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS,
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN
DAMAGE TREES, BUILDINGS AND OVERTURN VEHICLES. LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE
ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)ABSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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