Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain.

Locations: Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, and vicinity.

Potential rainfall rates: locally 30 to 40 mm per hour in thunderstorms.

Time span: this evening.

Remarks: An area of thunderstorms has developed south of Grand Falls. These storms are track northeastward and have the potential to become severe.

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Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NLwx.