Storm & Surge Watch

Environment Canada's live weather warnings for Mahone Bay, the wind right now, and who to call when a storm floods the waterfront or takes out the power — the town runs its own utility, so the provincial map won't help here.

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Where to check, before and during

Town of Mahone BayThe town runs its own electric, water and sewer utilities. Report a power fault to Town Hall at 902-624-8327, or after hours at 902-543-3251. Planned outages are posted on the Town's Facebook page.

Lunenburg County REMO (emergency management)Regional emergency alerts for Mahone Bay, pushed out on social media and read on CKBW 98.1 FM / Country 100.7 FM. The Comfort Centre at 41 Hawthorn Road opens through REMO in a prolonged emergency.

Town of Mahone Bay on FacebookWhere the Town posts planned power outages and storm updates as they happen.

Get an email when a warning is issued

Official warnings, forwarded the moment the national service issues one for the area — headline and all, in its own words. Nothing in between. No account, one-click unsubscribe.

Worth knowing

Southeast winds are the worst possible direction

In post-tropical storm Lee (September 2023) the surge crested about 1.5 m above normal high tide just before 10 a.m. and flooded Main Street, and the power went out from around 7:30 a.m. An official made the point residents already knew: southeast winds are the "worst possible direction," because the bay's islands normally shelter the town — a southeast blow pushes the water straight in. A wind warning that lands on a high tide is the combination to watch. Check the peaks on "High Tides to Watch" here on Town Tools.

If the power goes out

Mahone Bay runs its own electric utility, so Nova Scotia Power's outage map does not cover the town — there is no provincial map to check here. Report a fault to Town Hall at 902-624-8327, or after hours (4:30 p.m.–8:30 a.m., weekends and holidays) at 902-543-3251, and see "Is the Power Out?" on Town Tools for what neighbours are reporting. In a prolonged outage the fire hall at 41 Hawthorn Road opens as the town's Comfort Centre.

The wind reading is a forecast, not an official observation

The "wind right now" below is a modelled reading for Mahone Bay harbour from Open-Meteo — good for a gut check, not a measurement. The warnings above are Environment Canada's own, shown word for word.