WUCN16 CWWG 192352
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:52 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 19 JULY 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= BIRCH HILLS CO. NEAR WANHAM AND PEORIA.

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==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:50 P.M. MDT.

AT 5:51 P.M. MDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, NICKEL 
TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED 15 KM SOUTHEAST OF WANHAM, AND IS 
HEADING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 35 KM/H.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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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