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Other Weather Alerts |
| Type |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH |
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| Issued By |
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| Issuing Time |
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 23:05:00 PDT |
| Broadcast Time |
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 23:05:00 PDT |
| Valid Until |
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 11:05:00 PDT |
| Brief Description |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH |
| Detailed Description |
12:05 AM MDT Sunday 14 August 2022 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: Athabasca Co. near Athabasca and Island Lake Athabasca Co. near Boyle and Caslan Athabasca Co. near Grassland and Atmore Athabasca Co. near Rochester Colinton and Meanook Co. of Barrhead near Barrhead and Lac la Nonne Co. of Barrhead near Neerlandia Bloomsbury and Vega Co. of Barrhead near Thunder Lake and Holmes Crossing M.D. of Lesser Slave River near Chisholm and Cross Lake Thorhild Co. near Newbrook and Long Lake Prov. Park Westlock Co. near Larkspur Fawcett and Jarvie Westlock Co. near Westlock and Clyde Woodlands Co. near Fort Assiniboine Timeu and Topland Conditions are favourable overnight for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce 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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm. |
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