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WUCN11 CWHX 301457
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:57 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
PICTOU COUNTY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
COLCHESTER COUNTY - COBEQUID BAY
COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:56 P.M. ADT.
AT 11:57 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: PICTOU COUNTY.
REMARKS: RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATES A BAND OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR 40 MM PER HOUR FROM
WEST RIVER STATION NORTHEAST TOWARDS PICTOU.
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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