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WUCN11 CWHX 152239
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:39 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 15 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 9:38 P.M. ADT.
AT 7:39 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR.
LOCATIONS: ANNAPOLIS AND DIGBY COUNTIES.
TIME SPAN: CONTINUING UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM SOUTH OF BEAR
RIVER TO SOUTH OF GREENWOOD. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE REGION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO HIGHER RAINFALL
RATES.
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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