Atlantic Canadians brace for harmful Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona has hit Nova Scotia, Canada, after devastating Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic this week.
Earlier, it was warned that Nova Scotia is forecasted to take a direct hit with warnings of extreme flooding and energy outages.
Due to the scale of the storm, harmful climate was additionally predicted for elements of Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre has warned that this may very well be a “historic storm”. One meteorologist with the company informed CNN that Hurricane Fiona might rival 2012’s Superstorm Sandy which devastated the US east coast.
Hurricane Fiona left lots of of 1000’s of individuals with out operating water or electrical energy in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
It additionally reportedly left as much as eight folks lifeless in Puerto Rico.
The local weather disaster is driving hotter world ocean and air temperatures which supercharge hurricanes with extra intense winds and rain.
Storm hunter Mark Robinson shares hurricane Fiona replace from the docks in Louisbourg
Storm hunter Mark Robinson is sharing stay updates of “excessive wind and waves” attributable to hurricane Fiona from the docks in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.
“State of affairs is quickly deteriorating on the docks in Louisbourg,” he says in his video. “You possibly can see behind me that the winds are ticking up the ocean and simply flinging it up and over.
“I’m tasting salt water. I’m smelling the ocean.
“As we get nearer to the centre of the storm, this [place] is probably going going to be underwater.”
Peony Hirwani24 September 2022 05:47
Puerto Rico is with out energy greater than 5 days after Hurricane Fiona struck
Half of Puerto Rico is experiencing an influence lower greater than 5 days after Hurricane Fiona struck, together with a whole city the place not a single work crew has arrived.
Many residents of the US territory are offended and incredulous, and calls are rising for the ouster of the island’s personal electrical energy transmission and distribution firm.
They’re questioning why it’s taking so lengthy to revive energy since Fiona was a Class 1 storm that didn’t have an effect on the whole island, and whose rain – not wind – inflicted the best injury.
Peony Hirwani24 September 2022 05:45
1000’s of Nova Scotia residents misplaced energy amid excessive winds and rain as Hurricane Fiona hit the province
By 11.59pm yesterday, there have been greater than 153,000 clients with out energy, in keeping with the utility firm’s on-line outage map.
A lot of these outages had been due to excessive winds and rain, in keeping with the map. It mentioned the facility may very well be again on by Saturday (24 September) for some, whereas others may have to attend till Wednesday (28 September).
Peony Hirwani24 September 2022 05:39
ICYMI: Canada’s ‘Sandy’
A meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre informed CNN that Fiona may very well be a Canadian equal to Hurricane Sandy, which smashed into New York and New Jersey in 2012.
Fiona, very similar to Sandy, is a really massive storm, spanning lots of of miles huge. The storm can be forecast to vary right into a post-tropical windstorm, very similar to Sandy, Axios studies.
Graeme Massie24 September 2022 05:04
Nova Scotia residents share clips of hurricane Fiona
Social media customers have began posting clips of hurricane Fiona from their properties in Nova Scotia.
In lots of clips, winds and rain might be seen gushing via the streets because the storm hits the province.
Peony Hirwani24 September 2022 04:57
Storm chaser Josh Morgerman points replace about hurricane as Fiona hits Nova Scotia
TV character {and professional} storm chaser Josh Morgerman has issued an replace about hurricane Fiona because it hit Nova Scotia.
“[It’s] 12:25am in Glace Bay and never a drop of rain however the wind is ripping fairly good. It’s a good stiff wind.
“You could have moments the place you get that loopy hurricane howl.”
Peony Hirwani24 September 2022 04:47
ICYMI: Fiona churns up large waves within the Atlantic close to Bermuda
Saildrone Footage Exhibits Wild Waves in Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Fiona Heads to Bermuda
Graeme Massie24 September 2022 03:03
JetBlue flight flew straight over Hurricane Fiona
A flight between Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Newark, New Jersey flew over Hurricane Fiona on Monday night time
This JetBlue flight flew straight over Hurricane Fiona
‘I wouldn’t have needed to be on that flight,’ mentioned one meteorologist
Ethan Freedman24 September 2022 02:14
Bridge closes
The MacKay Bridge, which runs between Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is closing because the province prepares for Hurricane Fiona
Ethan Freedman24 September 2022 01:55
