912   
WUCN11 CWHX 151751  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
FOR NOVA SCOTIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 2:51 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 15 AUGUST 2024.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:  
      SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY  
      RICHMOND COUNTY  
      INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU  
      INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH  
      VICTORIA COUNTY.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:49 P.M. ADT.  
  
AT 2:50 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.  
  
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR.   
  
LOCATIONS: CAPE BRETON ISLAND.   
  
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL THIS EVENING.   
  
REMARKS: RADAR INDICATES INTENSE DOWNPOURS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A   
CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.  
  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.   
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  
  
END/ASPC  
 
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