Warning Vector

Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm

ECCC Vancouver BC · CA

Updated

English

Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm - In Effect

Event
Thunderstorm
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

Details

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain.

Impacts and guidance

Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.

Instructions

When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.

Affected areas

  • North Okanagan - including Vernon
  • Central Okanagan - including Kelowna
  • Boundary

Public contact

Issuer
Environment Canada
Audience
General Public

French

Veille Jaune - Orages Violents - En Vigueur

Event
Orages
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

Détails

Les conditions sont propices à la formation d'orages violents pouvant produire des rafales fortes et de la pluie forte.

Impacts et conseils

Les fortes pluies peuvent causer des crues soudaines et réduire considérablement la visibilité. Les veilles d'orages violents sont émises lorsque les conditions sont propices à la formation d'orages pouvant produire de la grêle, de la pluie ou des vents destructeurs. Veuillez continuer à surveiller les alertes et les prévisions émises par Environnement Canada. Pour signaler du temps violent, envoyez un courriel à meteoBC@ec.gc.ca ou publiez un message sur les réseaux sociaux en utilisant #BCMeteo.

Instructions

Quand le tonnerre gronde, rentrez vite! La foudre tue et blesse des Canadiens chaque année.

Affected areas

  • Okanagan Nord - incluant Vernon
  • Okanagan Centre - incluant Kelowna
  • Boundary

Public contact

Issuer
Environnement Canada
Audience
Grand Public

English

Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm - Ended

Event
Thunderstorm
Message expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Past
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Observed
Response
AllClear

Affected areas

  • South Thompson
  • South Okanagan - including Penticton

Public contact

Issuer
Environment Canada
Audience
General Public

French

Veille Jaune - Orages Violents - Terminée

Event
Orages
Message expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Past
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Observed
Response
AllClear

Affected areas

  • Thompson Sud
  • Okanagan Sud - incluant Penticton

Public contact

Issuer
Environnement Canada
Audience
Grand Public

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m6s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NAADS
Feed
NAADS Montréal
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3DDHJVAD9MEXNBDA1MRP6B8
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.2002739018.2026
Sender
cap-pac@canada.ca
Scope
Public
CAP source
Env. Can. - Can. Met. Ctr. – Montréal
Handling codes
profile:CAP-CP:0.4
layer:SOREM:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.0
layer:EC-MSC-SMC:1.1
layer:SOREM:2.0
Note
Service Notice – July 2026: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For Spring 2026, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's deployment to introduce free-form polygons to represent the true threat area of a weather hazard, which was originally scheduled for June 2026, is delayed. We will communicate the new date when it is available. Monitor https://dd.weather.gc.ca/doc/genots/ for notifications on the new launch date. Information about free-form polygons representing the true threat area of a weather hazard remains under media embargo until launch, 2) marine alerts will now be issued for smaller zone splits in certain areas of Atlantic and Pacific waters and 3) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – juillet 2026: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour le printemps 2026, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) Le déploiement par ECCC visant à introduire des polygones de forme libre pour représenter la zone réelle de menace d’un aléa météorologique, qui était initialement prévu pour juin 2026, est retardé. Nous communiquerons la nouvelle date lorsqu’elle sera disponible. Surveiller https://dd.weather.gc.ca/doc/genots/ pour les notifications concernant la nouvelle date de lancement. Les informations concernant les polygones de forme libre représentant la zone réelle de menace d’un aléa météorologique demeurent sous embargo médiatique jusqu’au lancement, 2) les alertes marines seront désormais émises pour des subdivisions de zones plus petites dans certaines régions des eaux de l’Atlantique et du Pacifique et 3) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/
Issuing office
Pacific and Yukon Storm Prediction Centre (CWVR)

References

Sender
cap-pac@canada.ca
Sent

English

Event codes

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SAMESVA

Parameters

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French

Event codes

NameValue
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SAMESVA

Parameters

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English

Event codes

NameValue
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SAMESVA

Parameters

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French

Event codes

NameValue
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SAMESVA

Parameters

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Locations

English

Location data

  • North Okanagan - including Vernon
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Polygons
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Location data

  • Central Okanagan - including Kelowna
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Location data

  • Boundary
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French

Location data

  • Okanagan Nord - incluant Vernon
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Location data

  • Okanagan Centre - incluant Kelowna
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Location data

  • Boundary
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English

Location data

  • South Thompson
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Location data

  • South Okanagan - including Penticton
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French

Location data

  • Thompson Sud
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Location data

  • Okanagan Sud - incluant Penticton
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