severe thunderstorm watch in effect Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and torrential rain. Potential hazards include: - Rainfall rates of 30 mm per hour or higher. - Wind gusts to 90 km/h or higher. - Up to dime-sized hail. Locations: western and northern New Brunswick. Time span: continuing into the late evening and after midnight. Remarks: Some of the thunderstorms that develop have a slight potential to produce a tornado mainly across Madawaska and western Restigouche counties. ### Utility outages are possible. Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. 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@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NBStorm. When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.
