Fiona transitioned into a powerful post-tropical cyclone Friday evening as it slammed into the Canadian Maritimes with hurricane-force winds and a pressure that the Canadian Hurricane Centre said was lowest of any landfalling system in the country's history.
The former hurricane was the strongest land falling storm on record in eastern Canada knocking down trees, damaging homes and leaving thousands without power.
Wind gusts were reported higher than 100 mph which led to widespread damage from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.So far, the country has not reported deaths associated with the storm, but damage assessments of Saturday were in their early stages. said the country has seen around two-dozen hurricanes or post-tropical cyclones that have made landfall along its Atlantic coast.
The island was spared from the core of the storm with many weather stations reporting sustained winds below the threshold of a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Fiona's impacts on the U.S.
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