More rain and thunderstorms on the way for Nova Scotia
Ryan Snoddon | CBC News | Posted: July 27, 2023 6:15 PM | Last Updated: July 27, 2023
Rain with the risk of thunderstorms Thursday night and again Saturday night
Another round of rainfall is on the way for Nova Scotia this evening, overnight and into Friday morning.
This system moving into the region will not only bring rain, but the risk of more thunderstorms.
Generally, we're looking at 20 to 40 millimetres, with localized rainfall amounts in the 40 to 60 mm range possible in the heaviest downpours and thunderstorms.
While thunderstorms always bring the risk of heavy rain and localized flooding, this system will be moving through the region from west to east, with no signs of "training thunderstorms," a phenomena where a series of thunderstorms move over the same area for hours.
Training thunderstorms in a slow moving system were the main factors with last Friday's flooding.
That said, if you are traveling this evening, overnight or early Friday morning, extra caution may be a good idea along roadways which have been damaged by flooding or are still covered with debris.
Another round of moderate rainfall with a risk of thunderstorms will arrive in Nova Scotia through Saturday afternoon and into Saturday night.
On the other side of that cold front will be much different air mass.
Next week will be cooler and far less humid. In fact, it is looking set to be the driest air mass we've seen since mid-June.
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