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WUCN11 CWHX 312019
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:19 P.M. ADT FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= PICTOU COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:59 P.M. ADT.
AT 5:19 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCPHERSONS MILLS, MOVING EAST
AT 10 KM/H.
LOCATIONS: MCPHERSONS MILLS, THORBURN, SUTHERLANDS RIVER.
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 SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MCPHERSONS MILLS, MOVING NORTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY,
ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR SUNNY
BRAE, AND MOVE 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.
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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