Yellow Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect for Clearwater County
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 16, 2026, 8 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms near Cow Lake in Clearwater County, with damaging winds, quarter-size hail and heavy rain possible.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Clearwater Co. near Rocky Mtn House and Crimson Lake
- Issued
- August 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Clearwater Co. near Rocky Mtn House and Crimson Lake.
Alert Details
Yellow warning - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-16T00:09:12-00:00 until 2026-08-16T02:06:12-00:00. Alert type code: thunderstorm (moderate severity, immediate urgency).
Affected Areas
Clearwater Co. near Rocky Mtn House and Crimson Lake. Locations that could be impacted include Cow Lake, Burnstick Lake, and Caroline.
What You Should Do
Large hail may cause significant damage and injury. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.
Expected Conditions
At 6:07 p.m. MDT, an area of severe thunderstorms is located near Cow Lake. These severe thunderstorms are moving east at 25 km/h. Damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain are possible.
Timeline
The warning is effective starting 2026-08-16T00:09:12-00:00 and expires at 2026-08-16T02:06:12-00:00.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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