Clear the drainage around your property, check your sump pump and prepare to see some nasty travel conditions in Nova Scotia Wednesday night through Thursday as we deal with a major rainfall.

The rain will be brought on by the combination of a slow-moving front from the west and tropical moisture moving up the Eastern Seaboard.

The first of the rain is expected to begin to fall in Yarmouth, Digby, Cumberland, and Colchester counties late Wednesday afternoon or early evening.

From there, the rain will slowly spread across the province Wednesday evening and night. The rain will remain in place all day Thursday.

It looks like the heaviest rainfall will be in the southwestern part of the province, with the potential of 75 mm to 100 mm.

Much of the rest of the mainland could see 50 to 75 mm, with 30 to 50 mm in Cape Breton. Additional rainfall is looking very likely for Friday and that will continue to push amounts higher.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the entire province, warning of rain in excess of 100 mm.

The heavy downpours will create very poor visibility and hydroplaning conditions on roads — remember that standing water on roads can be deceptively deep. When in doubt, turn around and find an alternate route.

Flash flooding is a possibility and caution should be taken near streams and ditches which may become very fast flowing. We are in a cycle of high tides and the flood risk increases with the combination of rain.

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