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WUCN11 CWHX 261855
ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:55 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 4:53 P.M. ADT.
AT 3:54 P.M. ADT, A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER ST. ANNS
HARBOUR. THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
KM/H. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: ST. ANNS
HARBOUR, BIG BANK, NORTH RIVER BRIDGE, ENGLISHTOWN, TARBOT, JERSEY
COVE, DALEM LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK, RIVER BENNET, BIG BRAS D'OR,
PLASTER PROVINCIAL PARK
RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEARING 60MM PER HOUR.
TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE,
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY
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.
AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS.
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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