Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm

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

Locations: Churchill Falls and vicinity and Churchill Valley.

Potential rainfall rates: locally 25 to 35 mm per hour in thunderstorms.

Time span: this evening until midnight.

Remarks: An area of thunderstorms just east of Labrador City and Wabush is moving eastwards at 60 km/hr. These storms have the potential for localized heavy rainfall and flooding.

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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.