Environment Canada meteorologists are following a series of severe thunderstorms producing penny sized hail and heavy rainfall in Newfoundland.
The storm is impacting the St. John’s metro area and should continue to do so for the next hour.
Warnings were issued for St. John’s, the Avalon Peninsula North, Avalon Peninsula Southeast, Avalon Peninsula Southwest — where EC warned of “severe thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts, dime to ping pong sized hail, and heavy rains,” Saturday.
“Doppler radar indicates that some of theses cells appear to have embedded rotation,” added the agency. “In addition, potentially damaging winds up to 80 km/h with heavy rain giving amounts in excess of 20 mm and large hail may be associated with these storms.”
“St. John’s typically sees less than five thunderstorm days per year, and severe thunderstorm warnings for the area are quite rare,” explained Weather Network meteorologist Tyler Hamilton. “The marine climate normally inhibits severe storms, but occasionally the atmosphere can become unstable over Newfoundland which would favour convective activity.”
And in a relatively rare event, residents of Mt. Pearl reported spotting a funnel cloud Saturday afternoon. Check out the stunning images below.


Stunning shot of a funnel cloud above Paradise
The chairlift at Marble Mountain. Really shows the destructive power of lightning
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