Warnings issued for damaging winds as storm hits atlantic canada.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says widespread totals of 25 to 50 millimetres are expected across the province. Areas along the Atlantic coast and across Cape Breton have the best chances to see totals exceeding 50 millimetres, with localized amounts up to millimetres or more possible through Tuesday evening. Additional rainfall is expected in eastern areas of the Province through Wednesday and into Thursday. Snoddon says the strongest winds are expected to arrive this afternoon and continue through the evening and overnight.

A powerful low-pressure system developing over New England will move into the western Maritimes shortly, pushing heavy precipitation and warm air along its path. While the precipitation will be an issue, more so for some areas, it's the winds that will be most problematic and disruptive. Going somewhere? Check out the current highway conditions before heading out! Make sure your devices are charged before then, and also, ensure all outdoor items are securely tied down or stored away inside. A wide range of weather alerts are in place for Atlantic Canada, from wind and rainfall warnings to winter storm watches and special weather statements. The precipitation will begin Sunday evening across New Brunswick, with the heaviest rain happening Monday morning.

Warnings issued for damaging winds as storm hits atlantic canada.

Tens of thousands of people across the Maritimes were without power Monday as a storm brought high winds and rain to the region. Wind warnings were in place in all three Maritime provinces and New Brunswick was under a rainfall warning. Strong winds blew the roof of an apartment building in Saint John, N. Roughly 19, NB Power customers were without electricity as of 10 p. The utility said it had opened its Emergency Operations Centre. Nova Scotia Power also opened its Emergency Operations Centre and was reporting outages affecting roughly 38, customers as of 10 p. On Prince Edward Island, Maritime Electric was reporting outages affecting around 2, customers as of 10 p. The Confederation Bridge restricted certain classes of vehicles from crossing Monday. Northumberland Ferries cancelled its sailings from Wood Islands, P. The Tuesday crossings at a. Bay Ferries said their 9 a. Saint John ferry departure on Monday was revised to leave early at 8 a. Digby departure was cancelled.

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Thousands of Nova Scotia households were without power on Tuesday as the province contended with heavy winds into Monday evening. Around p. On Monday, that number got up to 55, homes and businesses, as strong winds and heavy rains battered the province. The outages started along the coast of the Bay of Fundy and spread across the mainland, with a handful in Cape Breton, according to the utility's outage map. By Tuesday afternoon, the largest outage was in and around the New Germany area, with more than 2, customers offline. Nova Scotia Power issued a news release Sunday afternoon to say it would activate its emergency operations centre on Monday.

As Hurricane Fiona continues to pick up speed moving toward Atlantic Canada, emergency management offices EMOs across the region are working with community partners to help keep residents safe during the storm. In a live press conference Friday, Jason Mew, the director of the incident management division for the Nova Scotia EMO, says he expects the storm will be very serious and is urging everyone to be prepared. Mew says transportation is available to bring people to the shelters where he says hot food will be available. He says once the storm is over, NSP crews will head out to assess any damages and to get a better understanding of how long it may take to get power back online. As far as priorities for power restoration in Nova Scotia, Drover says crews' first focus will be on downed wires and any emergencies. Once power is restored to essential services, Drover says NSP will move into communities, sub-communities and individual houses to get power back online. Erica Fleck, division chief of emergency management with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, says some areas, like the Halifax boardwalk and the Peggy's Cove lighthouse, will be closed and barricaded to keep people away from the water. It will be really unsafe, as well as any area near the water," Fleck said. Officials with the Cape Breton Regional Municipality say Centre in Sydney will open Friday evening to act as an evacuation centre for residents. Christina Lamey, the communications officer for Cape Breton Regional Municipality, says a homeless shelter on Townsend Street in downtown Sydney will be open with emergency capacity.

Warnings issued for damaging winds as storm hits atlantic canada.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says widespread totals of 25 to 50 millimetres are expected across the province. Areas along the Atlantic coast and across Cape Breton have the best chances to see totals exceeding 50 millimetres, with localized amounts up to millimetres or more possible through Tuesday evening. Additional rainfall is expected in eastern areas of the Province through Wednesday and into Thursday. Snoddon says the strongest winds are expected to arrive this afternoon and continue through the evening and overnight. Residents should prepare for scattered power outages, he said. Storm surge warnings have been issued for Guysborough, Hants, Lunenburg, Queens and Halifax counties. Environment Canada says huge storm surge levels and waves of up to eight metres are expected to impact the coast. The greatest risk to vulnerable sections of the coastline will be during high tide and possibly again around midday on Tuesday.

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Tornado watches were posted across 10 states, from Tennessee to New York, but the National Weather Service says the area of greatest concern is the Washington-Baltimore area. Atlantic Top Stories. Want to discuss? The Tuesday crossings at a. For eight artists, it became something else — home. High winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding have caused significant issues for portions of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with hundreds of thousands of power outages reported and road closures as a result of standing water and fallen trees. Sponsored content. By Eric Stober Global News. More on Canada. Saint John ferry departure on Monday was revised to leave early at 8 a.

The town of Port aux Basques, N. Part of the town is also under a mandatory evacuation order. RCMP Cpl.

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