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WWCN11 CWHX 171452
WIND WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:52 A.M. AST MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025.
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WIND WARNING FOR:
HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
LUNENBURG COUNTY
ANTIGONISH COUNTY
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
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==DISCUSSION==
STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS: WESTERLY UP TO 90 KM/H.
LOCATIONS: THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM LUNENBURG COUNTY
TO SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY, ANTIGONISH COUNTY AND
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. FOR
ANTIGONISH AND INVERNESS COUNTIES, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REINTENSIFY
THIS EVENING.
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, SUCH AS TO ROOF SHINGLES AND WINDOWS, MAY
OCCUR. HIGH WINDS MAY TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS OR CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO
BREAK. HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND FALLEN TREE
BRANCHES.
WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS.
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 POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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