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WOCN11 CWHX 010819
COASTAL FLOODING STATEMENT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:19 A.M. AST SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026.
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COASTAL FLOODING STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= COASTLINE OF YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= COASTLINE OF SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= COASTLINE OF QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= COASTLINE OF LUNENBURG COUNTY
=NEW= COASTLINE OF HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
=NEW= COASTLINE OF HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
THIS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE COAST DUE TO THE
FOLLOWING HAZARD(S): VERY HIGH TIDES. HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER
LEVELS.
LOCATIONS: YARMOUTH COUNTY TO HALIFAX COUNTY.
TIME SPAN: MONDAY MORNING NEAR THE HIGH TIDE.
REMARKS: A PRONOUNCED STORM SURGE OCCURRING WITH HIGH TIDE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO RAISE WATER LEVELS WELL ABOVE THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL
TIDE.
COASTAL EROSION MAY OCCUR IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.
AVOID AFFECTED SHORELINES WHERE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP.
PEOPLE IN COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY IN CASE
THEY BEGIN TO WORSEN.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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