431  
WUCN11 CWHX 312032  
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
FOR NOVA SCOTIA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 5:32 P.M. ADT FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026.  
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:  
LUNENBURG COUNTY  
QUEENS COUNTY.  
 
YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:  
SHELBURNE COUNTY.  
 
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE  
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH  
 
==DISCUSSION==  
 
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:29 P.M. ADT.  
 
AT 5:32 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.  
 
LOCATIONS: LAKE ROSSIGNOI TO CANAAN.  
 
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 25 TO 35 MM PER HOUR IN  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
TIME SPAN: UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.  
 
REMARKS: SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A LINE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM LAKE ROSSIGNOI TO CANAAN, AND IS  
MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. 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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