WWCN16 CWWG 030311 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:11 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR: =NEW= SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG =NEW= DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE =NEW= WOODLANDS CO. NEAR FORT ASSINIBOINE TIMEU AND TOPLAND =NEW= CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR THUNDER LAKE AND HOLMES CROSSING =NEW= CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR NEERLANDIA BLOOMSBURY AND VEGA =NEW= CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR BARRHEAD AND LAC LA NONNE =NEW= M.D. OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER NEAR CHISHOLM AND CROSS LAKE =NEW= WESTLOCK CO. NEAR LARKSPUR FAWCETT AND JARVIE =NEW= WESTLOCK CO. NEAR WESTLOCK AND CLYDE =NEW= WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD ATHABASCA CO. NEAR ATHABASCA AND ISLAND LAKE ATHABASCA CO. NEAR ROCHESTER COLINTON AND MEANOOK ATHABASCA CO. NEAR GRASSLAND AND ATMORE ATHABASCA CO. NEAR BOYLE AND CASLAN THORHILD CO. NEAR NEWBROOK AND LONG LAKE PROV. PARK LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE SLAVE LAKE WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED FOR: HINTON - GRANDE CACHE GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - REPLACES TORNADO WATCH FOR: SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE WOODLANDS CO. NEAR FORT ASSINIBOINE TIMEU AND TOPLAND CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR THUNDER LAKE AND HOLMES CROSSING CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR NEERLANDIA BLOOMSBURY AND VEGA CO. OF BARRHEAD NEAR BARRHEAD AND LAC LA NONNE M.D. OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER NEAR CHISHOLM AND CROSS LAKE WESTLOCK CO. NEAR LARKSPUR FAWCETT AND JARVIE WESTLOCK CO. NEAR WESTLOCK AND CLYDE WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER A LARGE PORTION OF ALBERTA. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEVERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT, GIVING VERY LARGE HAIL, AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 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 ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ABSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/PASPC