12:20 PM ADT Saturday 3 August 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for: Shelburne County At 12:19 PM ADT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing torrential rain. Maximum rainfall rates: 25 to 40 mm per hour. Total rainfall could exceed 100 mm. Locations: Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne and Queens counties. Time span: continuing until later this afternoon. Remarks: Intense downpours and lightning are occurring from Yarmouth towards southern Digby and are moving towards the east at 40 km/h. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Avoid driving through water on roads. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm . Watches 9:27 AM ADT Saturday 3 August 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for: Shelburne County Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Potential rainfall rates: 30 mm per hour or higher. Locations: western Nova Scotia including Yarmouth, Digby, Annapolis, Kings, Shelburne, Queens and Lunenburg counties. Time span: late morning until later this afternoon. Remarks: A cluster of thunderstorms approaching from the Gulf of Maine could produce periods of localized downpours over some areas. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm .