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WWCN11 CWHX 060042
ORANGE WARNING - RAINFALL
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:42 P.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==
RAINFALL IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
LOCATIONS: CAPE BRETON
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL: 15 TO 30 MM, POTENTIALLY HIGHER IN SOME AREAS.
TIME SPAN: NOW UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
REMARKS: A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM IS CONTINUING TO BRING PERIODS
OF RAIN.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING, BUT RAIN
OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.
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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