Put up-tropical cyclone Lee is gearing as much as make landfall in Nova Scotia in japanese Canada Saturday.
The storm, positioned about 105 miles south-southeast of Eastport, Maine, is predicted to proceed shifting north till its heart makes landfall “close to or simply east of the U.S./Canada border” Saturday afternoon, based on the Nationwide Hurricane Middle.
The storm will then transfer throughout japanese Canada Saturday night time and Sunday.
“Lee is predicted to be at or simply beneath hurricane energy when it reaches Nova Scotia later right now,” the Nationwide Hurricane Middle mentioned in an replace. “Weakening is forecast tonight and Sunday whereas Lee strikes throughout Atlantic Canada.”
Previously a hurricane, Lee turned a post-tropical cyclone Saturday as a result of it not possesses the traits to be thought of tropical. The brand new designation is just not a downgrade in impacts as Lee continues to be producing hurricane-force winds at 75 mph and will deliver hurricane situations to Japanese Canada when it makes landfall Saturday.
Within the meantime, Lee has already introduced heavy rains, sturdy winds and coastal flooding to elements of New England and Canada.
In Maine, many areas are forecast to obtain sturdy winds gusts Saturday, together with town of Rockland alongside the coast, which can expertise 65 mph winds.
Additionally on Saturday, Lee is predicted to deliver 1 to 4 inches of rain to japanese Massachusetts and Maine in addition to western Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
“The sturdy winds are more likely to result in downed timber and potential energy outages,” the Nationwide Hurricane Middle mentioned. “Heavy rainfall from Lee might produce localized city and small stream flooding in parts of far japanese Massachusetts, japanese Maine, New Brunswick, and western Nova Scotia right now.”
“Harmful storm surge” will deliver coastal flooding to Atlantic Canada and might be accompanied by “massive and damaging waves” close to the coast.
A hurricane watch is in impact for New Brunswick from the U.S./Canada border to Level Lepreau, together with Grand Manan Island and throughout nearly all of Nova Scotia.
A tropical storm warning is in impact for all of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Magdalen Islands and throughout northern New Brunswick.
A tropical storm warning issued from Westport, Rhode Island to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, together with Martha’s Winery and Nantucket, was discontinued at 11 a.m. E.T.
Michelle Acevedo contributed.
