WWCN14 CWHX 031438

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

FOR NEW BRUNSWICK

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 11:38 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:

=NEW= CAMPBELLTON AND RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY

=NEW= EDMUNDSTON AND MADAWASKA COUNTY

=NEW= GRAND FALLS AND VICTORIA COUNTY

=NEW= MOUNT CARLETON - RENOUS HIGHWAY

=NEW= WOODSTOCK AND CARLETON COUNTY.



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==DISCUSSION==



CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, 

LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.



POTENTIAL HAZARDS INCLUDE: 

- RAINFALL RATES OF 25 MM PER HOUR OR HIGHER. 

- WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 KM/H. 

- UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL. 



LOCATIONS: MOST OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 



TIME SPAN: UNTIL THIS EVENING. 



REMARKS: A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER 

EASTERN QUEBEC AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO NEW BRUNSWICK EARLY THIS 

AFTERNOON, LARGE HAIL, STRONG WINDS, AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE 

EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW 

BRUNSWICK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.



WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND 

INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 



HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO 

VISIBILITY. 



STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DAMAGE TREES, BUILDINGS AND OVERTURN VEHICLES. 



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 

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



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