WWCN11 CWHX 111400
HEAT WARNING
FOR NOVA SCOTIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
AT 11:00 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 11 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
      PICTOU COUNTY
      ANTIGONISH COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. 

TIME SPAN: TODAY, WITH HUMID CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN FRIDAY. 

MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES : NEAR 29 DEGREES CELSIUS (HUMIDEX 37). 
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES: NEAR 20 DEGREES CELSIUS. 

LOCATION: ANTIGONISH, PICTOU AND COLCHESTER COUNTY TRURO AND SOUTH.

EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT EVERYONE'S HEALTH. 

WATCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS: SWELLING, RASH, CRAMPS, 
FAINTING, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEAT STROKE AND THE WORSENING OF SOME 
HEALTH CONDITIONS. 

LIMIT DIRECT SUN EXPOSURE. SHADE YOURSELF BY WEARING A WIDE-BRIMMED, 
BREATHABLE HAT AND/OR AN UMBRELLA. 

WATCH FOR EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS (FEELING UNWELL, FATIGUE, 
THIRST, HEADACHE) AS THESE CAN RAPIDLY EVOLVE INTO LIFE-THREATENING 
EMERGENCIES. MOVE TO A COOLER ENVIRONMENT IMMEDIATELY, SUCH AS A 
SHADED OR AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE. 

HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY 
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES, 
SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION. 

INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
WELLNESS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://NOVASCOTIA.CA/HEAT-RELATED-ILLNESS/. 

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 TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)NSSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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