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WWCN13 CWVR 262242

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:42 P.M. PDT WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:

=NEW= CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA

=NEW= SOUTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING PENTICTON

=NEW= BOUNDARY

=NEW= WEST KOOTENAY.



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==DISCUSSION==



CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, 

LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. 



WHERE: BOUNDARY, WEST KOOTENAY, OKANAGAN VALLEY - SOUTH AND CENTRAL 

FROM OSOYOOS TO KELOWNA. 



WHEN: OVERNIGHT HOURS - MIDNIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 



OTHER HAZARD: CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVOURABLE FOR ROTATION IN THE 

ATMOSPHERE, LEADING TO POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A VERY SLIGHT RISK 

OF A LOCALIZED WEAK TORNADO (EF0) OVER BOUNDARY AND WEST KOOTENAY 

REGIONS. 



METEOROLOGISTS WILL BE MONITORING THE CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND 

TORNADO WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED.



LARGE HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS 

CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF 

TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE VEHICLES. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 

CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND 

WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY 

YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) 



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 

BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.



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