WUCN15 CWWG 190424
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:24 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 18 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
      LACOMBE CO. NEAR LACOMBE BLACKFALDS AND BENTLEY.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:23 A.M. MDT.

AT 10:24 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 10 KM NORTHWEST OF LACOMBE AND 
IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

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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