Yellow Warning - Severe Thunderstorm

At 7:15 a.m. ADT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing heavy rain.

Locations: parts of northern Inverness and Victoria counties, as well as Sydney metro and Cape Breton county.

Maximum rainfall rates: locally up to 25 mm per hour in thunderstorms.

Total rainfall: locally up to 50 mm possible in the heaviest thunderstorms.

Maximum wind gusts: near 70 km/h in thunderstorms.

Time span: early this morning.

Remarks: An area of severe thunderstorms is moving across northern Cape Breton toward the southeast at 40 to 50 km/h. Torrential downpours, small hail and strong wind gusts are associated with these thunderstorms.

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Heavy rain may cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.