991   
WUCN11 CWHX 152224  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
FOR NOVA SCOTIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 7:24 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 15 AUGUST 2024.  
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:  
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.  
  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:  
      PICTOU COUNTY.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:22 P.M. ADT.  
  
AT 7:23 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, POSSIBLY HIGHER.   
  
LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN COLCHESTER COUNTY.   
  
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.   
  
REMARKS: RADAR INDICATES INTENSE DOWNPOURS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 15 KM EAST OF TRURO. THIS STORM IS   
SLOWLY MOVING WEST AT 15 KM/H.  
  
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  
  
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