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WWCN11 CWHX 190753
YELLOW WARNING - HEAT
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
AT 4:53 A.M. ADT TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - HEAT - FOR:
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
=NEW= KINGS COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
TEMPERATURES REACHING 30 DEGREES CELSIUS COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS NEAR 16 DEGREES CELSIUS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS.
TIME SPAN: BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND ENDING LATE IN THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TODAY: NEAR 30 DEGREES CELSIUS INLAND.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: NEAR 16 DEGREES CELSIUS.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WEDNESDAY: NEAR 30 DEGREES CELSIUS INLAND.
REMARKS: TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS - EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT
EVERYONE'S HEALTH. DETERMINE IF YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU ARE AT
GREATER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. CHECK ON OLDER ADULTS, THOSE LIVING
ALONE AND OTHER AT-RISK PEOPLE IN-PERSON OR ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE
TIMES A DAY.
WATCH FOR THE EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
SIGNS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, THIRST, DARK URINE
AND INTENSE FATIGUE. STOP YOUR ACTIVITY AND DRINK WATER.
HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY(EXCLAMATION MARK) CALL 9-1-1 OR
YOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROVIDER IF YOU, OR SOMEONE AROUND YOU, IS
SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN INCLUDE RED AND HOT SKIN,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION AND CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE YOU
WAIT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, TRY TO COOL THE PERSON BY MOVING THEM TO
A COOL PLACE, REMOVING EXTRA CLOTHING, APPLYING COLD WATER OR ICE
PACKS AROUND THE BODY.
DRINK WATER OFTEN AND BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO REPLACE FLUIDS.
CLOSE BLINDS, OR SHADES AND OPEN WINDOWS IF OUTSIDE IS COOLER THAN
INSIDE.
TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING, USE A FAN, OR MOVE TO A COOLER AREA OF
YOUR LIVING SPACE. IF YOUR LIVING SPACE IS HOT, MOVE TO A COOL
PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS A COOLING CENTRE, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LIBRARY OR
SHADED PARK.
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY.
PLAN AND SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PARTS OF THE
DAY.
LIMIT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT,
LIGHT-COLOURED, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT.
NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED
VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE LOCKING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS
LEFT BEHIND.
HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES,
SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/HOW-PROTECT-YOURSELF.HTML
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/WHO-IS-AT-RISK.HTML
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
WELLNESS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/HEAT-RELATED-ILLNESS/.
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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