Tornado watch issued as strong storms move through New Brunswick

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for northern New Brunswick. This includes the regions of Mount Carlton, rather Redness Hwy. Grand Falls and Victoria counties. If you are of these areas, the conditions are favorable for the development of a tornado. So have a plan, stay alert and keep your phones with you because this could potentially turn into a tornado warning depending on the radar and the signature we are seeing. This is the cell that we're tracking currently right now. That looks like it may have a signature of some rotation. Environment Canada is also watching this very closely, but more of a widespread look here. What we're tracking into the next couple of hours. These cells are moving across international border into many areas of New Brunswick, Fredericton. You could be looking at a little bit of some Thunder, some heavy rainfall moving in as we head into the next couple of hours, into the evening hours. As this threat continues, watches and warnings continue to expand across eastern portions of the province. Now the difference between a tornado watch and a warning. Well, a Walker when conditions are favorable for the development of severe storms. June A warning is when a tornado has been reported on the ground or when there is evidence on radar indicating that there is rotation within the storm. Now, we've been tracking these storms the past few hours and we've been talking about the humidity and the instability that has been helping to fuel these storms. Now, yes, there is a little bit still left and these storms may linger through the evening hours. As a target areas like prototypes in down towards Moncton, even portions like Miramashi was a strongest and more severe storms are going to be in these areas highlighted in orange on your screen. Edmonton down towards Fredericton areas in yellow have the chance to see non severe storms in nature that potentially may continue into your overnight hours. Now running out of their precipitation forecast. As we head into the next few hours, there are those cells you can see a few more popping up behind it as well as a prime environment. We're seeing these storms and we will definitely continue to keep you updated here coming up at The Weather Network.