The weather service has issued hurricane warnings for all three counties in the province, as well as warnings for rainfall, wind and thunderstorms. This will mean:
Hurricane winds of 100 km/h with gusts up to 140 km/h in exposed locations, pushing further up the coast with gusts of 160 km/h. A storm surge of 1.8 to 2.4 meters and dangerous waves ranging from 11 to 15 meters high on Saturday morning coinciding with the arrival of high tide. “Heavy and torrential” rainfall totals of 50 to 100 mm, with some locations possibly receiving 150 mm.
“Rain amounts are going to be amazing,” CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Friday morning. “Storm surge will also be a huge issue and you can bet Fiona will change the look of the coastline.”
Environment Canada says Kings County in the east will likely get the most rain, and Queens and Kings counties will experience the worst winds.
“Rainfall in excess of 25mm per hour is possible starting this evening and continuing into Saturday,” the agency said.
Winds in eastern Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland east of the eye will likely have gusts near Category 2 hurricane level, which is 160 km/h.
“In PEI and parts of northern Nova Scotia, winds will be much colder and from the northwest and could gust up to 140 or 150 km/h.”
A map issued by the Canadian Hurricane Center at 3 a.m. Friday morning. (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
Environment Canada was tight-lipped about the potential impact.
“These winds could cause significant downed trees and cause widespread outages. Damage to the cladding and roofing material of buildings is possible, including structural damage in some cases. Winds of this magnitude could cause the breakage of windows and tear up large aerial highway signs.”
The warning also said Fiona “will lead to damage to docks and breakwaters. Significant shoreline erosion and large waves are expected where winds blow onshore.”
People who must go outdoors during the storm are being warned to watch for wind-blown debris and downed power lines, among other hazards.
“Stay away from shore – the combination of swell and large waves could lead to dangerous rip currents and the risk of drifting out to sea,” Environment Canada said.
You will see rain and wind. She’s not Fiona yet.— Tanya Mulally
Friday dawned wet and breezy, and Tanya Mullally from the province’s Emergency Management Agency warned islanders not to let their guard down, thinking Fiona’s arrival would be mild.
“You’ll see rain and wind. It’s not Fiona yet,” he said. “We’re going to be dealing with a low system that kind of moves from Canada into Atlantic Canada and that’s actually what’s sucking Fiona into the Maritimes and PEI
“Fiona really won’t feel, if I may say so, ’til later on Friday night and into the wee hours.”
A tree downed by Hurricane Fiona hangs on power lines above a street in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Tuesday. (Alejandro Granadillo/The Associated Press)
From 8:30 am AT, Fiona was passing northwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h after causing severe flooding in the Caribbean islands, touching down and killing at least eight people in Puerto Rico.
Travel implications
Due to Fiona, the Confederation Bridge is warning of travel restrictions starting around 9pm tonight and lasting until early Sunday morning. Northumberland Ferries has canceled Friday night sailings between Wood Islands, PEI, and Caribou, NS, as well as all Saturday crossings. So far, Air Canada has canceled one of its Friday flights to Charlottetown, AC1570 from Montreal, normally expected at 11:30 p.m. For more information on the holidays announced due to the storm, click here: Hurricane Fiona: What’s open and closed in PEI
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The weather service has issued hurricane warnings for all three counties in the province, as well as warnings for rainfall, wind and thunderstorms. This will mean:
Hurricane winds of 100 km/h with gusts up to 140 km/h in exposed locations, pushing further up the coast with gusts of 160 km/h. A storm surge of 1.8 to 2.4 meters and dangerous waves ranging from 11 to 15 meters high on Saturday morning coinciding with the arrival of high tide. “Heavy and torrential” rainfall totals of 50 to 100 mm, with some locations possibly receiving 150 mm.
“Rain amounts are going to be amazing,” CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said Friday morning. “Storm surge will also be a huge issue and you can bet Fiona will change the look of the coastline.”
Environment Canada says Kings County in the east will likely get the most rain, and Queens and Kings counties will experience the worst winds.
“Rainfall in excess of 25mm per hour is possible starting this evening and continuing into Saturday,” the agency said.
Winds in eastern Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland east of the eye will likely have gusts near Category 2 hurricane level, which is 160 km/h.
“In PEI and parts of northern Nova Scotia, winds will be much colder and from the northwest and could gust up to 140 or 150 km/h.”
A map issued by the Canadian Hurricane Center at 3 a.m. Friday morning. (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
Environment Canada was tight-lipped about the potential impact.
“These winds could cause significant downed trees and cause widespread outages. Damage to the cladding and roofing material of buildings is possible, including structural damage in some cases. Winds of this magnitude could cause the breakage of windows and tear up large aerial highway signs.”
The warning also said Fiona “will lead to damage to docks and breakwaters. Significant shoreline erosion and large waves are expected where winds blow onshore.”
People who must go outdoors during the storm are being warned to watch for wind-blown debris and downed power lines, among other hazards.
“Stay away from shore – the combination of swell and large waves could lead to dangerous rip currents and the risk of drifting out to sea,” Environment Canada said.
You will see rain and wind. She’s not Fiona yet.— Tanya Mulally
Friday dawned wet and breezy, and Tanya Mullally from the province’s Emergency Management Agency warned islanders not to let their guard down, thinking Fiona’s arrival would be mild.
“You’ll see rain and wind. It’s not Fiona yet,” he said. “We’re going to be dealing with a low system that kind of moves from Canada into Atlantic Canada and that’s actually what’s sucking Fiona into the Maritimes and PEI
“Fiona really won’t feel, if I may say so, ’til later on Friday night and into the wee hours.”
A tree downed by Hurricane Fiona hangs on power lines above a street in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Tuesday. (Alejandro Granadillo/The Associated Press)
From 8:30 am AT, Fiona was passing northwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h after causing severe flooding in the Caribbean islands, touching down and killing at least eight people in Puerto Rico.
Travel implications
Due to Fiona, the Confederation Bridge is warning of travel restrictions starting around 9pm tonight and lasting until early Sunday morning. Northumberland Ferries has canceled Friday night sailings between Wood Islands, PEI, and Caribou, NS, as well as all Saturday crossings. So far, Air Canada has canceled one of its Friday flights to Charlottetown, AC1570 from Montreal, normally expected at 11:30 p.m. For more information on the holidays announced due to the storm, click here: Hurricane Fiona: What’s open and closed in PEI
