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Hurricane Lee advances towards US as warnings issued for New England
Storm Lee made landfall at around 4pm in far western Nova Scotia, with winds whipping at 70mph, which killed one person and left thousands without electricity.
Although it has been downgraded to a ‘post-tropical cyclone,’ it is still producing hurricane-force winds, battering a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada.
A 51-year-old motorist died in Searsport, Maine, after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on a US highway.
The tree limb brought down live power lines, and utility workers had to cut power before the man could be removed, said police chief Brian Lunt.
The storm was so big that it caused power outages several hundred miles from its center. At midday Saturday, 11 per cent of electricity customers in Maine lacked power, along with 27 per cent of Nova Scotia, 8 per cent of New Brunswick and 3 per cent of Prince Edward Island.
Although both Massachusetts and Maine previously declared states of emergency, Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Saturday.
The Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for hundreds of miles of coastline from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, affecting some 9 million people.
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Strong winds batter Nova Scotia
People walk in the rain and wind from Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee
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A tree on the ground is pictured after taking down the power lines and shutting off access to this road in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
(REUTERS)
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar17 September 2023 06:30
Motorist killed after storm Lee makes landfall
A 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle Saturday on US Highway 1 during a period of high winds, the first fatality attributed to the storm.
The tree limb brought down live power lines, and utility workers had to cut power before the man could be removed, said Police chief Brian Lunt. The unidentified man died later at a hospital, he said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar17 September 2023 05:49
FEMA will deploy help to the East Coast
FEMA and the Biden-Harris Administration are prepared and prepositioned to support needs that may arise. FEMA is working closely with other federal agencies and non-profit organizations to coordinate a whole-of-community response to serve residents and communities in the potentially affected areas. FEMA deployed three Incident Management Assistance Teams, with additional teams ready to support, and Urban Search and Rescue teams are in the region to help with rescues, if needed. The American Red Cross has prepositioned staff across Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and is prepared to provide shelter, if necessary. The Salvation Army has personnel and supplies prepared, including its “canteen” truck that provides water, comfort and hot meals for 1,200 to 2,500 people.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 05:00
Restoring power in Maine could take days
Central Maine Power told WMTV that restoration could be a “multi-day event,” and could take until Monday and extend to Tuesday.
John Breed from CMP told the outlet: “Right now, we are making every effort to get power back on because we understand there are consequences beyond just sitting in the dark.”
Earlier on Saturday, there were nearly 60,000 reports of CMP customers without power.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 04:00
Lee has been a long time in the making
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 03:00
A Weather Channel correspondent posted a photo of a rainbow in Portland, Maine as the heavy rains hit the coast.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 02:00
The forecast for the next few days…
According to the National Hurricane Center’s 5pm advisory:
A faster northeastward motion is expected during the next day or so, taking the system across the Canadian Maritimes. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady weakening is forecast during the next couple of days.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 320 miles (520 km) from the center.
An observing site in Halifax, Canada, reported a sustained wind of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a gust to 60 mph (96 km/h).
An observation in Vinal Haven, Maine, reported a sustained wind of 44 mph (71 km/h). Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 320 miles (520 km) from the center.
Wind Speed Probabilities for Lee
(National Hurricane Center)
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 01:00
Many Maine residents are without power
Shortly after Lee made landfall, nearly 60,000 residents had reported power outages.
Central Maine Power urged locals “to stay away from power lines” and said to notify them by phone or through their website if an outage occurs.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 00:00
Lee touches down Hurricane Lee made landfall in Western Novia Scotia on Saturday afternoonThe maximum sustained winds were whipping at 70mph, as of 4pm when the storm made landfall.
Since Saturday morning, hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and coastal flooding have affected regions along the east coast. The National Hurricane Center said at 8am on Saturday that the maximum sustained winds reached 80mph.
Kelly Rissman16 September 2023 23:00
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