WUCN10 CWUL 022050 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR QUEBEC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:50 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 2 AUGUST 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR: =NEW= CHIBOUGAMAU. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:49 P.M. EDT. AT 20:49 UTC, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN WASWANIPI AND CHAPAIS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS, NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. 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. 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 QCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)QCSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/QSPC