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WWCN11 CWHX 051055
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:55 A.M. ADT SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WARNING - RAINFALL - FOR:
SYDNEY METRO AND CAPE BRETON COUNTY
RICHMOND COUNTY
INVERNESS COUNTY - SOUTH OF MABOU
INVERNESS COUNTY - MABOU AND NORTH
VICTORIA COUNTY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: CAPE BRETON
TOTAL RAINFALL: 100 TO 200 MM.
TIME SPAN: NOW UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 20 MM PER HOUR OR HIGHER
ARE EXPECTED IN SOME LOCALITIES.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
DAMAGE TO SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSSIBLE. DON'T DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. AVOID LOW-LYING AREAS.
RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
DUE TO RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
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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