Widespread, potentially prolonged power outages, numerous downed trees, structural damage, washed-out roads and significant coastal erosion due to battering waves and storm surge are all potential impacts of Fiona in Atlantic Canada, regardless if it has become a post-tropical cyclone or if it is still a hurricane.
as it makes landfall in eastern Nova Scotia early Saturday morning. This storm will produce very heavy rainfall and severe winds."Widespread, potentially prolonged power outages, numerous downed trees, structural damage, washed-out roads and significant coastal erosion due to battering waves and storm surge are all potential impacts of Fiona in Atlantic Canada, regardless of whether it has transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone or if it's still a hurricane.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, there could even be high winds capable of scattered power outages and downed trees as far west asBetween 3 and 6 inches of rain, with localized amounts up to 10 inches, is predicted across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and western Newfoundland. This rainfall could result in areas of flooding, some of which might be significant.
Two to 5 inches of rain is forecast for eastern Quebec and Newfoundland, while 1 to 3 inches is expected in eastern New Brunswick.The U.S. East Coast will be spared these significant wind and rain impacts, but there will be a continued risk of high surf andFiona could be one of Canada's strongest storms on record
Computer forecast models indicate that Fiona – regardless of its status as a hurricane or a post-tropical cyclone – has the potential to challengein portions of Nova Scotia on Saturday, according to David Roth, a senior branch forecaster at NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. It's not out of the question that Fiona's central pressure could even approach Canada's all-time lowest pressure, which currently stands at 940.2 millibars set on Jan. 20, 1977, in St. Anthony, Newfoundland.rather than tropical or post-tropical cyclones.
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