Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 11:41 p.m. CST, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, loonie to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location:

From 30 km (32 km) east of Emma Lake to 25 km (23 km) north of Brancepeth to Hagen

Motion: Moving east at 40 km/h

Hazards:

Wind: damaging (90 - 110 km/h) Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm) Rain: heavy (15 - 50 mm)

Locations in the Path:

Hagen Meath Park Birch Hills Weirdale Brancepeth Weldon Shipman Kinistino Meskanaw Smeaton

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Heavy rain may cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Fast-moving and rapidly rising water can sweep vehicles away and damage infrastructure. Large hail may cause significant damage and injury.

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.