Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm - Oromocto and Sunbury County
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 10, 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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A yellow watch for severe thunderstorms is in effect for Oromocto and Sunbury County until midnight, with potential for heavy rain at rates of 25 mm per hour.
The weather record, at a glance
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Affected area
- Oromocto and Sunbury County
- Issued
- August 10, 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 Oromocto and Sunbury County.
Alert Details
Yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-10T00:06:02-00:00 until 2026-08-10T05:00:02-00:00.
Affected Areas
Oromocto and Sunbury County.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #NBStorm.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain. Potential rainfall rates: locally 25 mm per hour in thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.
Timeline
Effective 2026-08-10T00:06:02-00:00. Time span until midnight. Expires 2026-08-10T05:00:02-00:00.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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