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WOCN11 CWHX 240224
COASTAL FLOODING STATEMENT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:24 P.M. AST MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026.
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COASTAL FLOODING STATEMENT FOR:
COASTLINE OF SHELBURNE COUNTY
COASTLINE OF QUEENS COUNTY
COASTLINE OF LUNENBURG COUNTY
COASTLINE OF HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
COASTLINE OF HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND WAVE ACTIVITY ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS: ATLANTIC COASTLINES OF SHELBURNE, QUEENS, LUNENBURG AND
HALIFAX COUNTIES.
TIME SPAN: DURING HIGH THIS EVENING.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS: 5 TO 7 METRES, BREAKING UPON APPROACH TO
SHORE.
REMARKS: AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TO THE ABOVE REGIONS LATER ON MONDAY.
STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH WAVE ACTION NEAR HIGH TIDE MAY RAISE WATER
LEVELS ABOVE THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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