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WUCN11 CWHX 311933
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:33 P.M. ADT FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= HANTS COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:32 P.M. ADT.
AT 4:33 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS: STANLEY (HANTS), CLARKSVILLE, GORE, KENNETCOOK, NOEL
ROAD, UPPER KENNETCOOK, FIVE MILE RIVER, MOUNT UNIACKE AND EAST
UNIACKE,
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 20 TO 30 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A NARROW BAND OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM STANLEY TO FIVE MILE RIVER, AND IS MOVING SLOWLY
TO THE NORTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
MOUNT UNIACKE IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEAST. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 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 SOCIAL MEDIA USING
(HASH)NSSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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