Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm in Effect for Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 6, 2026, 7 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 producing 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
- Issued
- August 6, 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 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park.
Alert Details
Yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada (ECCC). Effective from 2026-08-06T18:36:11-00:00 until 2026-08-07T06:04:11-00:00. Alert type: thunderstorm watch.
Affected Areas
Red Lake - Woodland Caribou Park.
What You Should Do
Continue to 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.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing wind gusts up to 90 km/h and quarter to ping pong ball size hail. Risk of a tornado (confidence in any tornado threat is low).
Timeline
Thunderstorms are expected to develop or move into the region late this afternoon and continue to affect the region into this evening.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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