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WWCN11 CWHX 220752
YELLOW WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:52 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS: SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST.
TOTAL RAINFALL: 40 TO 60 MM, POSSIBLY HIGHER IN THUNDERSHOWERS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING TO STEADY DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL RATES
OF 20 TO 40 MM PER HOUR MAY OCCUR OVER SOME LOCATIONS.
THUNDERSHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOME AREAS, PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL, LEADING TO HIGHLY VARIABLE RAINFALL TOTALS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
WATER WILL LIKELY POOL ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. ALLOW EXTRA
TIME FOR TRAVEL.
RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
DUE TO RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
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 POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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