Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts.

Locations: western Nova Scotia.

Potential rainfall rates: locally 10 to 20 mm per hour in thunderstorms.

Potential wind gusts: near 90 km/h in thunderstorms.

Time span: until this evening.

Remarks: A line of thunderstorms has developed over southern Maine and is moving towards the southeast at 80 km/h. These storms may remain severe as they cross the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy.

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Local utility outages are possible.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm.