Severe thunderstorms that could be accompanied by large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain or even a tornado are possible for New Brunswick on Tuesday.
Thunderstorm watch comes with risk of large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and tornado
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 14, 2026 10:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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New Brunswick is under a severe thunderstorm watch for Tuesday afternoon and evening. (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Severe thunderstorms that could be accompanied by large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain or even a tornado are possible for New Brunswick on Tuesday.
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watch alerts for Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Watches are issued when conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms, but a warning would be issued issued if one were developing, said Jill Maepea, a New Brunswick-based meteorologist with Environment Canada.
“It doesn’t mean every area of the province is going to see a warning,” she said. “We’re going to be tracking these individual severe cells, and then warnings will probably be issued as necessary this afternoon.”
Maepea said there appears to be a slightly higher probability of severe weather happening in the northwest of the province,
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