WUCN15 CWWG 190058
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:58 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 18 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= CYPRESS CO. NEAR CYPRESS HILLS PROV. PARK AND CRESSDAY.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:56 P.M. MDT.

AT 6:57 P.M. MDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP 
TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER THE CYPRESS HILLS, 15 KM SOUTH OF 
ELKWATER, MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 10 KM/H. LARGE ACCUMULATIONS 
OF HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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. 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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