WUCN16 CWWG 241622
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:22 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
      WOODLANDS CO. NEAR FORT ASSINIBOINE TIMEU AND TOPLAND.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
      CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR THUNDER LAKE AND HOLMES CROSSING
      CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR NEERLANDIA BLOOMSBURY AND VEGA
      WOODLANDS CO. NEAR GOOSE LAKE
      BIG LAKES COUNTY NEAR SWAN HILLS.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:20 P.M. MDT.

AT 10:21 A.M. MDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, NICKEL 
TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED BETWEEN SWAN HILLS AND FORT 
ASSINIBOINE, AND IS HEADING TO THE NORTH AT 50 KM/H.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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. 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.

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