After a flood, well water may be contaminated with bacteria and chemicals that can make it unsafe to drink. Here are some tips to ensure it is drinkable. These tips and other flood supports are available at novascotia.ca/storm-support/.

Shared: Thunderstorm Alert - Parts of Nova Scotia alertable.ca/#/details/2024… Stay informed. You can get weather advisories like this with the Alertable app.

Disaster Financial Assistance for July 2024 Flash Flooding Damage news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/07/18/…

Heavy rainfall can cause localized flooding. Use caution and stay safe.

Les pluies abondantes peuvent causer des inondations dans certaines régions. Faites preuve de prudence.

Environment Canada: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Nova Scotia / Environnement Canada: Veille d'orages violents en vigueur pour Nouvelle-Écosse alertable.ca/#/incidents/ur…

Environment Canada: Rainfall warning in effect for Victoria County / Environnement Canada: Avertissement de pluie en vigueur pour comté de Victoria alertable.ca/#/incidents/ur…

The ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre is monitoring 🌀Ernesto, which is expected to intensify and affect Bermuda this weekend. The storm will likely pass over Canadian marine waters, but the impact on land remains uncertain at this time. We are planning an update for this evening.

Environment Canada: Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Nova Scotia / Environnement Canada: Alerte d'orages violents en vigueur pour Nouvelle-Écosse alertable.ca/#/incidents/ur…

The only expected impacts for Nova Scotia will be heavy surf conditions with risk of rip currents along the Atlantic coast of the province.

An area of low pressure containing tropical moisture will bring significant rainfall and strong winds to much of the province beginning Friday night and continuing into Saturday. For more details: 📲 weather.gc.ca 👀 ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre #nsstorm

⚠️⛈️RAINFALL WARNINGS issued across portions of NS for heavy rainfall beginning tonight. There is also an embedded thunderstorm risk that may see rates near 25 mm/hr. #NSStorm #PEStorm #NBStorm weather.gc.ca/warnings

⚠️⛈️AVERTISSEMENTS DE PLUIES émis sur certaines parties de la N.-É. pour des pluies abondantes à partir ce soir. Il y a aussi un risque d'orages intégrés qui pourraient atteindre des taux de près de 25 mm/h. #NSMeteo #PEMeteo #NBMeteo meteo.gc.ca/warnings