In a tweet early Friday morning, the Canadian Hurricane Center said Fiona appeared to be a “historic storm” for eastern Canada. 🌀 The updated track and bulletins at 3 am. ADTs have been issued for #Fiona. #Hurricane and #TropicalStorm WARNINGS are now in effect for a historic storm for eastern Canada. — ECCC Canadian Hurricane Center (@ECCC_CHC) September 23, 2022 Story continues below ad Shortly after 11 a.m. Friday, the province issued an emergency warning for “damaging winds, heavy rain and dangerous thunderstorms.” “Stay inside. Avoid the coastline and rivers,” it said. “Charge devices and have enough supplies for at least 72 hours. Listen for further updates from officials.” An emergency alert has been issued for Hurricane Fiona pic.twitter.com/emSNkuGP60 — Alex Cooke (@ACookeHFX) September 23, 2022 According to the latest forecast guidance, Hurricane Fiona is expected to move northward into Nova Scotia waters Friday night, passing Cape Breton Saturday morning and then reaching the lower north coast of Quebec and southeastern Labrador early in the morning. Sunday. “Strong winds and rainfall will have significant impacts on eastern Prince Edward Island, eastern Nova Scotia, southern and eastern New Brunswick, western Newfoundland, eastern Quebec and southeastern Labrador,” the Canadian Hurricane Center said. Story continues below ad “There will also be large waves, especially for the Atlantic coasts of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and the eastern parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Finally, there is a high chance of a storm surge for parts of Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and western Newfoundland.”

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Most of the affected areas will experience hurricane force winds starting late Friday and continuing through Saturday. “Similar cyclones of this nature have caused structural damage to buildings. Construction sites can be particularly vulnerable,” the statement said. Trending Stories

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“Wind impacts will be enhanced by foliage on trees, potentially causing extended and widespread outages.” Here’s the latest on Hurricane #Fiona. Weather models continue to indicate that Fiona will reach eastern Nova Scotia early Saturday morning and bring very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge. Read the bulletins at: pic.twitter.com/QGJZHIWiV3 — ECCC Canadian Hurricane Center (@ECCC_CHC) September 23, 2022 Story continues below ad From 9 am on Friday, Hurricane Fiona was located about 1,165 km south-southwest of Sable Island, with maximum sustained winds of 204 km/h, moving northeast at 50 km/h. Earlier this morning, the Canadian Hurricane Center says there will be only a “slight decrease” in the storm’s intensity over the next 12 hours “as the hurricane travels in a moist environment, over very warm waters and under little shear.” The hurricane is expected to accelerate as it interacts with a trough approaching from the west later Friday. Fiona is expected to transition to a “very strong” posttropical storm near Sable Island Friday night, before making landfall over eastern mainland Nova Scotia or western Cape Breton Saturday morning.

Possibility of road evacuation

The Canadian Hurricane Center said in addition to the wind, there will be “very significant” rainfall, especially north and west of Fiona’s track, where heavy rain could lead to flooding. The heaviest rainfall is likely to affect eastern Nova Scotia, southwestern Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region. “Forecast guidance suggests widespread amounts of 100 to 200 mm, but closer to Fiona’s path, more than 200 mm is likely,” the statement said. “Some areas have received large amounts of rainfall recently and excessive runoff may exacerbate the potential for flooding. Possible road explosions”. Story continues below ad

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Rainfall warnings have been issued for most of Nova Scotia, PEI and southeastern New Brunswick. The storm will also create “rough and strong surf,” especially for parts of Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland. Parts of Nova Scotia could see waves of up to 10 meters Friday night, while Newfoundland and eastern parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cabot Strait could see waves of more than 12 meters. The western Gulf, meanwhile, could see waves of up to eight meters, “which will likely cause significant erosion on the northern beaches of Prince Edward Island.” Iles-de-la-Madeleine will also see some coastal erosion from the waves, he said.

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“Coastal flooding will also be a threat to parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, including the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Iles-de-la-Madeleine and eastern New Brunswick, and southwestern Newfoundland,” the Canadian hurricane. the Center said. “The highest risk for coastal flooding will be a combination of storm surge with large waves moving onshore. There may also be some coastal flooding for the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Lower North Shore of Quebec. Story continues below ad For most areas, the highest water levels will be near high tide sometime Saturday morning. Storm surge warnings have been issued for most of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, southwestern Newfoundland, eastern Nova Scotia and the east coast of New Brunswick. The Nova Scotia Office of Emergency Management is asking people to prepare for the storm and possible widespread outages by doing the following:

Having enough food and water for 72 hours. Monitor local media for updates. Security of gates, doors and windows. Moving patio furniture and securing trash cans, hanging plants and anything that can be picked up by the wind. Radio battery check. Filling vehicles with gas and parking away from trees. Keeping pets inside; Moving any kind of vessel on high ground. Ensuring personal and family safety. Neighbor control. Do not leave candles unattended.

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