Yellow Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bonavista Peninsula
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 2, 2026, 3 weeks 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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A yellow watch for severe thunderstorms is in effect for Bonavista Peninsula until near midnight, with potential for heavy rain up to 25 mm per hour.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Affected area
- Bonavista Peninsula
- Issued
- August 2, 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 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Bonavista Peninsula.
Alert Details
Yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-02T00:48:40-00:00, expires 2026-08-02T05:01:40-00:00.
Affected Areas
Bonavista Peninsula.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NLstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #NLwx.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain. Potential rainfall rates: locally up to 25 mm per hour in thunderstorms. Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. These storms have the potential to become severe and capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.
Timeline
An area of thunderstorms is currently tracking north over the Bonavista Peninsula. Time span: ending near midnight.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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