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WUCN11 CWHX 312214
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:14 P.M. ADT FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:12 P.M. ADT.
AT 7:13 P.M. ADT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEMBROKE AND REMAINS
STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS: PEMBROKE, GRAHAM HILL, SPRINGSIDE, EASTVILLE.
MAXIMUM RAINFALL RATES: LOCALLY 30 TO 40 MM PER HOUR IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME SPAN: UNTIL THIS EVENING.
REMARKS: SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PEMBROKE, AND REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE REGION.
OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 40 MM PER HOUR. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORM.
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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