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WUCN11 CWHX 161741
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:41 P.M. ADT FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:39 P.M. ADT.
AT 2:40 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: 25 TO 30 MM PER HOUR.
LOCATIONS: GLACE BAY, SYDNEY.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
REMARKS: A NEAR STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN SYDNEY AND GLACE BAY
IS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS..
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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