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Hurricane Lee advances in direction of US as warnings issued for New England
Storm Lee made landfall at round 4pm in far western Nova Scotia, with winds whipping at 70mph, which killed one particular person and left thousands without electrical energy.
Although it has been downgraded to a ‘post-tropical cyclone,’ it’s nonetheless producing hurricane-power winds, battering a big swath of New England and Maritime Canada.
A 51-12 months-previous motorist died in Searsport, Maine, after a big tree limb fell on his automobile on a US freeway.
The tree limb introduced down stay power strains, and utility staff needed to minimize power earlier than the person might be eliminated, stated police chief Brian Lunt.
The storm was so large that it induced power outages a number of hundred miles from its middle. At noon Saturday, 11 per cent of electrical energy clients in Maine lacked power, together with 27 per cent of Nova Scotia, 8 per cent of New Brunswick and three per cent of Prince Edward Island.
Although each Massachusetts and Maine beforehand declared states of emergency, Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Saturday.
The Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for lots of of miles of shoreline from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, affecting some 9 million folks.
Canada’s hurricane middle afternoon update:
Post-tropical storm Lee is at the moment affecting the Lower North Shore. It will give complete rainfall quantities of 30 to 50 millimetres.
Rain will finish this night. Heavy downpours may cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
Localized flooding in low-mendacity areas is feasible.
Watch for doable washouts close to rivers, creeks and culverts.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 22:30
Post-tropical cyclone Lee has taken not less than one life
A 51-12 months-previous motorist in Searsport, Maine, was killed after the gusts induced a big tree limb to topple onto his automobile on Saturday on US Highway 1.
The tree limb additionally introduced down stay power strains, which means utility staff needed to minimize power earlier than the person might be eliminated, police chief Brian Lunt stated. The 51-12 months-previous later died at a hospital, the chief stated.
Read extra on the aftermath of the storm right here.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 22:00
Post-tropical storm Lee is crossing Eastern Quebec
According to Canada’s hurricane middle, Lee will end result in about 1 to 4 inches of rain, which is predicted to cease this night.
“Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Watch for possible washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts,” the middle wrote.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 21:30
Canada’s hurricane middle offers an update
The remnant low from Lee is crossing the Gulf of St. Lawrence as we speak.
The present central stress is estimated at 989 millibars. Conditions proceed to enhance in many areas of Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick.
Environment Canada Hurricane Center tracks Lee’s path
(Environment Canada Hurricane Center)
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 21:00
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 20:30
Climate change might carry extra monster storms to New England
When it involves hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean.
But scientists stated Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend might turn into extra widespread in the area because the planet warms, together with in locations such because the Gulf of Maine.
One latest research discovered local weather change might end result in hurricanes increasing their attain extra usually into mid-latitude areas, which embrace New York, Boston and even Beijing.
The research says the elements embrace hotter sea floor temperatures in these areas and the shifting and weakening of the jet streams, that are the robust bands of air currents encircling the planet in each hemispheres.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 20:00
Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party affords help for these affected by Lee
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 19:30
Post-tropical cyclone Lee has taken not less than one life
A 51-12 months-previous motorist in Searsport, Maine, was killed after the gusts induced a big tree limb to topple onto his automobile on Saturday on US Highway 1.
The tree limb additionally introduced down stay power strains, which means utility staff needed to minimize power earlier than the person might be eliminated, police chief Brian Lunt stated. The 51-12 months-previous later died at a hospital, the chief stated.
Read extra on the aftermath of the storm right here.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 19:00
Canada’s hurricane middle forecasts Lee’s path
Environment Canada Hurricane Center tracks Lee’s path
(Environment Canada Hurricane Center)
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 18:30
Meteorologist captures Lee’s results in Nova Scotia
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 18:00
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/hurricane-lee-tracker-maine-path-weather-update-b2413103.html