Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

Environment Canada

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Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorms are forecast to develop between peace river and edmonton this afternoon. The thunderstorms are forecast to move to the northeast and continue into the evening.

Very large hail can damage property, break windows, dent vehicles and cause serious injury. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce 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@canada.ca or tweet reports using #abstorm.

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