UPD: Strong winds, heavy rain slam Nova Scotia under continued weather alerts
Environment Canada is keeping a special weather statement in effect for all of Nova Scotia as strong winds and heavy rain hammer parts of the province.
Roughly 17,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are still without electricity as a wind and rainstorm continues to hammer the province.
As of 1:30 p.m., the utility’s outage map shows outages scattered all over the province.
Temperatures remain mild, resting in the low-teens, with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Winds could gust up to 100 km/h.
The storm is already causing issues for some customers waking up without electricity in parts of Highland Park, Beaver Bank, and Dartmouth. AAs of 11:20 a.m., more than 23,000 customers are without power.
With frozen ground in some areas limiting how much rain can soak in, localized flooding is possible in spots with poor drainage. Rain is expected to taper off later this evening, but there is a 30 per cent chance of flurries, and the windchill is forecast to drop to minus 10 overnight.
