WWCN10 CWUL 311526
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR QUEBEC
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:26 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
      METRO MONTREAL - LAVAL
      VAUDREUIL - SOULANGES - HUNTINGDON
      RICHELIEU VALLEY - SAINT-HYACINTHE
      LANAUDIERE
      LACHUTE - SAINT-JEROME
      EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
      BEAUCE
      DRUMMONDVILLE - BOIS-FRANCS
      MAURICIE
      QUEBEC
      MONTMAGNY - L'ISLET.

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==DISCUSSION==

THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVOURABLE FOR 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE 
HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 
WATER-RELATED ACTIVITIES MAY BE UNSAFE DUE TO VIOLENT AND SUDDEN 
GUSTS OF WIND OVER BODIES OF WATER. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES 
CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO 
INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) 

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 
QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)QCSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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