With the bushes in full leaf, energy outages are very doubtless, with widespread wind gusts of 60 to 90 kilometres per hour anticipated throughout the Maritimes. The lengthy length of this storm will improve the probabilities of outages Saturday and Saturday evening.
Areas of southwestern Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are more likely to expertise the strongest winds with the potential of sustained winds of 60 kilometres per hour and gusts of 90 to 120 kilometres per hour or larger, particularly in uncovered coastal areas.
Rainfall quantities might be highest alongside the northwest of the hurricane’s monitor. Totals of fifty to 100 millimetres or extra are potential in southwestern Nova Scotia and far of New Brunswick, most of which is ready to fall on Saturday and Saturday evening.
Additional east, totals received’t be as excessive, however heavy downpours are nonetheless doubtless.
Lee is a big storm, so pounding surf is a slam dunk for Saturday, particularly for south-facing coastlines. The Atlantic shoreline of Nova Scotia is the world probably to be impacted and the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) is warning of four- to six-metre waves breaking alongside the coast.
Storm surge can be a priority.
Whereas the Bay of Fundy will should be watched carefully, the CHC has flagged the world of the Atlantic shoreline from Shelburne County as much as the coast to Queens County and japanese Halifax County because the area probably to see coastal flooding.
Throughout excessive tide instances, the storm surge mixed with waves might push water ranges as much as one metre above the standard excessive tide.
So when does the storm arrive and when does it go away? Right here’s a breakdown of what to anticipate.
Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says Lee may make landfall as a post-tropical storm with tropical storm-force winds at about 110 km per hour, which he notes is just a bit bit lower than the drive of a Class 1 storm.
Friday — Final-minute preparation
Friday might be a quiet day throughout the area. Winds might be gentle and it is going to be an ideal day for last-minute preparations.
Friday evening — Rain and wind arrive
The primary rain bands and gusts of wind are set to reach in a single day Friday and into the early morning hours of Saturday.
Saturday morning — Winds ramp up
As Lee strikes nearer to the area, the winds will improve in pace all through the morning and we’ll see bands of rain, at instances heavy, monitoring by way of the area.
Saturday afternoon and night — Lee makes landfall
Lee will doubtless make landfall within the area within the late afternoon or early night because the intervals of rain and gusty winds proceed.
Saturday evening — Winds stay gusty
This might be an extended storm, so anticipate the winds to proceed to gust by way of Saturday evening as Lee tracks by way of the area.
Sunday — Lee slowly departs
As Lee strikes into the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday afternoon, we’ll doubtless see some sunshine breaking in throughout Maritimes.
Keep secure and keep tuned for updates over the subsequent few days. Meteorologists Tina Simpkin, Jay Scotland and I might be holding you posted on TV, radio and on-line.
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