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Severe Thunderstorm Watch - East Kootenay

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2025-08-01, 1:30 PM: From the RDEK: On the heels of the warmer weather this week and an incoming unsettled system this weekend, Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the East Kootenay as conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. While the amount of precipitation may be quite isolated to the storm cells, there could be 15-20mm of rain near the thunderstorms.

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