895
WUCN11 CWHX 301421
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:21 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
=NEW= HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:50 P.M. ADT.
AT 11:21 A.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 50 TO 80 MM, EXCEPT LOCALLY 100 MM IN THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS: HALIFAX COUNTY.
REMARKS: RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATES A BAND OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR 40 MM PER HOUR IN
THE HRM THAT WILL BE CONTINUING TO THE NORTHEAST.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.
RAPIDLY RISING RIVERS AND CREEKS CAN SWEEP AWAY BRIDGES, CULVERTS,
BUILDINGS, AND PEOPLE.
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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