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WUCN11 CWHX 301242
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:42 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= HANTS COUNTY
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:11 A.M. ADT.
AT 9:42 A.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLOODING RAIN.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 50 TO 80 MM, EXCEPT LOCALLY 100 MM IN THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS: HANTS AND COLCHESTER COUNTIES.
REMARKS: RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATS A BAND OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR 40 MM PER HOUR THAT
WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH THE REGION IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
FAST-MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING ONE OR MORE OF
THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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