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WUCN11 CWHX 261946
ORANGE WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:46 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:43 P.M. ADT.
AT 4:44 P.M. ADT, A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER COUNTRY
HARBOUR. THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
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: COUNTRY
HARBOUR, ISAACS HARBOUR, PORT BICKERTON, FISHERMANS HARBOUR, HOLLAND
HARBOUR
RADAR IMAGERY IS INDICATING RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 80MM/HOUR IN
SOME AREAS.
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 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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