Hurricane Lee advances in the direction of US as warnings issued for New England
Storm Lee made landfall at round 4pm in far western Nova Scotia, with winds whipping at 70mph, which killed one individual and left hundreds with out electrical energy.
Though it has been downgraded to a ‘post-tropical cyclone,’ it’s nonetheless producing hurricane-force winds, battering a big swath of New England and Maritime Canada.
A 51-year-old motorist died in Searsport, Maine, after a big tree limb fell on his car on a US freeway.
The tree limb introduced down reside energy strains, and utility employees needed to minimize energy earlier than the person might be eliminated, stated police chief Brian Lunt.
The storm was so massive that it brought on energy outages a number of hundred miles from its middle. At noon Saturday, 11 per cent of electrical energy prospects in Maine lacked energy, together with 27 per cent of Nova Scotia, eight per cent of New Brunswick and three per cent of Prince Edward Island.
Though each Massachusetts and Maine beforehand declared states of emergency, Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Saturday.
The Hurricane Middle issued a tropical storm warning for a whole lot of miles of shoreline from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, affecting some 9 million individuals.
Sturdy winds batter Nova Scotia
Folks stroll within the rain and wind from Publish-Tropical Cyclone Lee
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A tree on the bottom is pictured after taking down the ability strains and shutting off entry to this street in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
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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 big tree limb fell on his car Saturday on US Freeway 1 throughout a interval of excessive winds, the primary fatality attributed to the storm.
The tree limb introduced down reside energy strains, and utility employees needed to minimize energy earlier than the person might be eliminated, stated Police chief Brian Lunt. The unidentified man died later at a hospital, he stated.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar17 September 2023 05:49
FEMA will deploy assist to the East Coast
FEMA and the Biden-Harris Administration are ready and prepositioned to assist wants that will come up. FEMA is working intently with different federal companies and non-profit organizations to coordinate a whole-of-community response to serve residents and communities within the doubtlessly affected areas. FEMA deployed three Incident Administration Help Groups, with extra groups able to assist, and City Search and Rescue groups are within the area to assist with rescues, if wanted. The American Purple Cross has prepositioned workers throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and is ready to supply shelter, if vital. The Salvation Military has personnel and provides ready, together with its “canteen” truck that gives water, consolation and scorching meals for 1,200 to 2,500 individuals.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 05:00
Restoring energy in Maine may take days
Central Maine Energy informed WMTV that restoration might be a “multi-day occasion,” and will take till Monday and prolong to Tuesday.
John Breed from CMP informed the outlet: “Proper now, we’re making each effort to get energy again on as a result of we perceive there are penalties past simply sitting at nighttime.”
Earlier on Saturday, there have been practically 60,000 studies of CMP prospects with out energy.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 04:00
Lee has been a very long time within the making
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 03:00
A Climate Channel correspondent posted a photograph of a rainbow in Portland, Maine because the heavy rains hit the coast.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 02:00
The forecast for the following few days…
In line with the Nationwide Hurricane Middle’s 5pm advisory:
A sooner northeastward movement is anticipated throughout the subsequent day or so, taking the system throughout the Canadian Maritimes. Most sustained winds are close to 70 mph (110 km/h) with larger gusts. Regular weakening is forecast throughout the subsequent couple of days.
Tropical-storm-force winds prolong outward as much as 320 miles (520 km) from the middle.
An observing web site in Halifax, Canada, reported a sustained wind of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a gust to 60 mph (96 km/h).
An remark in Vinal Haven, Maine, reported a sustained wind of 44 mph (71 km/h). Tropical-storm-force winds prolong outward as much as 320 miles (520 km) from the middle.
Wind Pace Chances for Lee
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Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 01:00
Many Maine residents are with out energy
Shortly after Lee made landfall, practically 60,000 residents had reported energy outages.
Central Maine Energy urged locals “to keep away from energy strains” and stated to inform them by cellphone or by way of their web site if an outage happens.
Kelly Rissman17 September 2023 00:00
Lee touches down Hurricane Lee made landfall in Western Novia Scotia on Saturday afternoonThe utmost sustained winds have been whipping at 70mph, as of 4pm when the storm made landfall.
Since Saturday morning, hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and coastal flooding have affected areas alongside the east coast. The Nationwide Hurricane Middle stated at 8am on Saturday that the utmost sustained winds reached 80mph.
Kelly Rissman16 September 2023 23:00
Kelly Rissman16 September 2023 22:30