P.E.I.'s Prince County was placed under a severe thunderstorm watch Thursday evening, with Environment Canada saying a weather system over the Island was capable of producing strong wind gusts, hail and rain.

"Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, nickel to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain," the weather agency said in an 8:02 p.m. AT post on its national weather alert site.

Locations in the path of the storm includ…