Extreme weather in Canada dominates headlines. Here is what ‘extreme’ actually signals, how alerts are tiered, and how to act on them.
Climate
Ex-Josephine Storm Takes Aim at Nova Scotia and Newfoundland With Heavy Rain and Damaging Winds
The ex-Josephine storm is set to bring 50-100 km/h gusts, 20-50+ mm of rain and 3-5 metre waves to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland into Friday.
A B.C. rainfall warning covered the Lower Mainland, Central Coast and more, with 40 to 100 mm forecast as a storm tracked southeast into Tuesday.
Prairie storm insured losses topped $1.8 billion across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba this summer, with ten events tallied by CatIQ and reported by IBC.
