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WWCN11 CWHX 021848
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:48 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= CUMBERLAND COUNTY NORTH AND COBEQUID PASS
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY NORTH
=NEW= PICTOU COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
HEAVY RAIN.
POTENTIAL RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 TO 50 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS: UP TO 90 KM/H IN THUNDERSTORMS.
POTENTIAL HAIL SIZE: DIME.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW
BRUNSWICK, AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NORTHERN NOVA SCOTIA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL,
WIND OR RAIN.
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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