WWCN14 CWHX 031950

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

FOR NEW BRUNSWICK

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 4:50 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:

=NEW= GRAND LAKE AND QUEENS COUNTY

=NEW= KENT COUNTY

=NEW= KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK

      ACADIAN PENINSULA

      BATHURST AND CHALEUR REGION

      CAMPBELLTON AND RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY

      EDMUNDSTON AND MADAWASKA COUNTY

      FREDERICTON AND SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY

      GRAND FALLS AND VICTORIA COUNTY

      MIRAMICHI AND AREA

      MOUNT CARLETON - RENOUS HIGHWAY

      OROMOCTO AND SUNBURY COUNTY

      ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

      STANLEY - DOAKTOWN - BLACKVILLE AREA

      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 IS MOVING THROUGH 

CENTRAL NEW BRUNSWICK. LARGE HAIL, STRONG WINDS, AND TORRENTIAL 

DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO 

MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK THROUGH THIS EVENING.



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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