WOCN11 CWHX 240002 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NOVA SCOTIA UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:02 P.M. ADT SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR: QUEENS COUNTY SHELBURNE COUNTY YARMOUTH COUNTY DIGBY COUNTY ANNAPOLIS COUNTY KINGS COUNTY PICTOU COUNTY ANTIGONISH COUNTY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT. LOCATIONS: MOST OF MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS: 10 TO 15 MM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TIME SPAN: TONIGHT. REMARKS: PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 10 MM PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. YELLOW LEVEL RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING (HASH)NSSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/ASPC