Rainfall warnings in place for much of Nova Scotia

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 26, 2025 11:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for a ample swath of Nova Scotia opening Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday.

Rainfall of 50 to 70 millimetres is expected successful Annapolis, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Lunenburg, Queens, Richmond, Shelburne, Victoria, Yarmouth and Cape Breton counties, arsenic good arsenic southbound of mabou successful Inverness County.

According to the warnings, localized flooding is imaginable successful low-lying areas.

Environment Canada says the rainfall volition extremity Sunday crossed occidental parts of Nova Scotia and successful the evening implicit eastbound parts.

Wind warning

A Les Suêtes upwind informing is successful spot for Mabou and northbound successful Inverness County.

Wind gusts of up to 110 km/h are expected from Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence starting Saturday nighttime and diminishing by Sunday morning. 

The informing said escaped objects whitethorn beryllium tossed by the upwind and origin wounded oregon damage. Strong crosswinds connected highways whitethorn origin hazardous driving condition, the informing said.

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