Rainfall Warning(Yellow) for Halifax, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth & Digby Counties.
40-60 mm, possibly higher in Thunderstorms, Wednesday am to Thursday aftn.. rates of 20-40 mm/hr possible.
Special Weather Statement for rest of NS for 30-50 mm.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Digby County.
A severe line of thunderstorms was located south of Grand Manan Island, moving east-southeast at 70 km/h.
Hazards:
- 90 km/h wind gusts.
- Pea size hail.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne & Queens Counties.
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to 90 km/h until this evening.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch(Yellow) for Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne & Yarmouth Counties.
Thunderstorms across western parts of Nova Scotia may become organized into training lines, leading to potential high rainfall amounts.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch(Yellow) for Digby & Annapolis Counties.
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain.
Potential rainfall rates: locally 15 to 25 mm per hour in thunderstorms, this morning.
EMERGENCY ALERT issued for Lunenburg & Queens Counties.
RCMP ALERT: DANGEROUS MAN with weapon.
Hwy. 210 and Old Chelsea Rd., Chelsea, Nova Scotia.
FIND SAFE LOCATION NOW. LOCK DOORS. DO NOT APPROACH. DO NOT PICK UP HITCHHIKERS.
Call 9-1-1 in emergencies.
An organized area of heavy showers is forecast to affect the above mentioned areas late this evening and near midnight. This weather system is not advancing very quickly, and so local rainfall amounts could become quite significant.
Special Weather Statement for Shelburne & Yarmouth Counties.
Heavy rain showers tonight for southern parts including Clark's Harbour, and the Pubnico area.
Rainfall amounts: 30 to 50 mm. Possibly higher, locally.
Heat Warning(Yellow) for Mainland Nova Scotia.
Temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 17-20 degrees Celsius are expected Thursday and Friday, possibly into Saturday. Humidex Values will be higher, near 37.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch(Yellow) for Annapolis & Kings Counties.
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain this afternoon and early this evening.
Frost Advisory for all of the Maritimes for tonight/early Monday morning.
Showers are expected to end this evening and the cloud is expected to partially clear out by morning. This will lead to temperatures dropping near zero overnight in some areas.