Yellow Watch for Severe Thunderstorm in Effect for Cumberland County
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 14, 2026, 9 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A yellow watch for severe thunderstorms is in effect for Cumberland County - Minas Shore until near midnight, with potential for strong wind gusts and heavy rain.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Affected area
- Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
- Issued
- August 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 9 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
Alert Details
Yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-14T01:23:28-00:00 until 2026-08-14T06:00:28-00:00.
Affected Areas
Cumberland County - Minas Shore.
What You Should Do
Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. Report severe weather by emailing NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or posting on social media using #NSStorm.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Potential rainfall rates: locally 20 to 30 mm per hour in thunderstorms. Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.
Timeline
In effect until near midnight. A line of thunderstorms has developed over southeast New Brunswick and is tracking eastward into Nova Scotia.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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