Yellow Warning: Severe Thunderstorm in Effect for Sunshine Coast
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on May 16, 2026, 3 months 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 a severe thunderstorm capable of strong wind gusts affecting the Sunshine Coast from Saltery Bay to Powell River.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
- Issued
- May 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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Sunshine Coast, British Columbia.
Alert Details
Yellow warning - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-05-16T02:31:41-00:00 until 2026-05-16T05:29:41-00:00.
Affected Areas
Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River.
What You Should Do
Residents should prepare for possible local utility outages and damage to roofs, fences, soft shelters or trees. Monitor conditions for hazardous driving in mountain areas.
Expected Conditions
The thunderstorm is capable of producing strong wind gusts. Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes and are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately as of 7:30 p.m. PDT on May 16, 2026, and expires at 5:29 a.m. PDT on May 16, 2026.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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