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WWCN11 CWHX 011839  
HEAT WARNING  
FOR NOVA SCOTIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF  
HEALTH AND WELLNESS  
AT 3:39 P.M. ADT TUESDAY 1 JULY 2025.  
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HEAT WARNING FOR:  
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY  
KINGS COUNTY  
HANTS COUNTY.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
A PERIOD OF VERY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER IS OCCURRING.  
 
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING WEDNESDAY.  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: 18 DEGREES CELSIUS.  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WEDNESDAY: 30 DEGREES CELSIUS. HUMIDEX 37.  
 
LOCATIONS: ANNAPOLIS, KINGS, AND HANTS COUNTIES.  
 
REMARKS: COOLER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG PARTS OF THE FUNDY  
COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COOLER (AND FALL BELOW ALERT CRITERIA)  
OVER ALL AREAS THURSDAY.  
 
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS - EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT  
EVERYONE'S HEALTH. DETERMINE IF YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU ARE AT  
GREATER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. CHECK ON OLDER ADULTS, THOSE LIVING  
ALONE AND OTHER AT-RISK PEOPLE IN-PERSON OR ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE  
TIMES A DAY.  
 
WATCH FOR THE EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS.  
SIGNS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, THIRST, DARK URINE  
AND INTENSE FATIGUE. STOP YOUR ACTIVITY AND DRINK WATER.  
 
HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY(EXCLAMATION MARK) CALL 9-1-1 OR  
YOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROVIDER IF YOU, OR SOMEONE AROUND YOU, IS  
SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN INCLUDE RED AND HOT SKIN,  
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION AND CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE YOU  
WAIT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, TRY TO COOL THE PERSON BY MOVING THEM TO  
A COOL PLACE, REMOVING EXTRA CLOTHING, APPLYING COLD WATER OR ICE  
PACKS AROUND THE BODY.  
 
DRINK WATER OFTEN AND BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO REPLACE FLUIDS.  
 
CLOSE BLINDS, OR SHADES AND OPEN WINDOWS IF OUTSIDE IS COOLER THAN  
INSIDE.  
 
TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING, USE A FAN, OR MOVE TO A COOLER AREA OF  
YOUR LIVING SPACE. IF YOUR LIVING SPACE IS HOT, MOVE TO A COOL  
PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS A COOLING CENTRE, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LIBRARY OR  
SHADED PARK.  
 
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY.  
 
PLAN AND SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PARTS OF THE  
DAY.  
 
LIMIT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT,  
LIGHT-COLOURED, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT.  
 
NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED  
VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE LOCKING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS  
LEFT BEHIND.  
 
HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES,  
SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/HOW-PROTECT-YOURSELF.HTML  
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/WHO-IS-AT-RISK.HTML  
 
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  
WELLNESS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/HEAT-RELATED-ILLNESS/.  
 
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 X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
END/ASPC  
 
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