947
WUCN11 CWHX 142233
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:33 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:32 P.M. ADT.
AT 7:32 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE VACINITY OF GABARUS IS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 35 MM/HR AS IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH THE REGION. DUE IT THE SLOW SPEED, TOTAL RAINFALL MAY EXCEED
50 MM IN THE AREA.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
FAST-MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY. LIGHTNING
KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER
ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)
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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