Yellow Watch for Severe Thunderstorm in Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park
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ECCC issued it on August 7, 2026, 6 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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Environment Canada has issued a yellow watch for severe thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts and large hail in Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park.
This weather record, quickly
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Affected area
- Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park, Ontario
- Issued
- August 7, 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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park, Ontario.
Alert Details
Yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-07T00:30:31-00:00 until 2026-08-07T07:59:31-00:00.
Affected Areas
Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park.
What You Should Do
Monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #ONStorm. Local utility outages are possible.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts up to 90 km/h and quarter to ping pong ball size hail. Risk of a tornado.
Timeline
This evening into tonight. Thunderstorms will continue to affect the region this evening. Some storms could become severe with strong winds and large hail possible. Conditions may become favourable for some storms to produce tornadoes, but confidence in the tornado threat is low.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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