Nova Scotia tornado warnings and watches
Live tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for Nova Scotia from Environment and Climate Change Canada, updated every minute and drawn on radar.
Nova Scotia on the radar
Radar shows rain and snow by intensity. Tap an outline for the full alert.
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Warnings in Nova Scotia, last 48 hours
Environment Canada publishes no archive, so this list starts from the day TornadoScanner began recording its alerts.
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What the alerts mean
- Tornado warning
- A tornado is happening or about to happen. Take shelter now.
- Tornado watch
- Conditions are right for thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes. Know where you would shelter and keep checking.
- Severe thunderstorm warning
- A severe thunderstorm is happening or about to happen, with risks such as large hail, damaging winds or heavy rain.
- Severe thunderstorm watch
- Conditions are right for severe thunderstorms to develop.
Environment and Climate Change Canada issues these alerts for forecast regions, which is why an outline on the map follows region borders rather than the storm itself.
What to do
During a tornado warning
- Go to a basement or a small interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows.
- Cover your head and neck with your arms, a mattress or a helmet.
- In a mobile home or a car? Get to the nearest sturdy building now.
During a tornado watch
- Tornadoes are possible. Decide now where you would shelter and keep your phone charged.
- Keep shoes, a flashlight and a helmet or pillows near your shelter spot.
- Watch for a Tornado Warning and act on it straight away.
The full guide is on our tornado safety page.
Check a place in Nova Scotia
The largest population centres in Nova Scotia, by Statistics Canada's 2021 census. Each one shows whether an alert covers it right now.
The official alerts
TornadoScanner shows Environment Canada's alerts without changes and is not an official warning service. The full list of every alert type for Nova Scotia is on Environment Canada's Nova Scotia alerts page.
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Free tornado alerts for Nova Scotia
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Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Alerts are shown as issued, without changes. Radar: Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.