WWCN11 CWNT 280241 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE GREAT SLAVE AND UPPER MACKENZIE AREAS UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:41 P.M. MDT MONDAY 27 MAY 2024. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR: FT. PROVIDENCE REGION INCLUDING KAKISA - CHAN LAKE FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER FT. LIARD REGION INCLUDING NAHANNI BUTTE - SAMBAA K'E. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED FOR: HAY RIVER REGION INCLUDING ENTERPRISE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 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. HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. 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 NTSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NTSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/PASPC