Fiona is currently located just over 2,000 kilometers south-southwest of Sable Island, with winds of 213 kilometers per hour. The Category 4 hurricane is currently moving north-northeast at 15 miles per hour. Hurricane Fiona is set to make landfall in Atlantic Canada on Saturday night. Environment Canada On Thursday, the hurricane is expected to turn northeast and then accelerate. Story continues below ad
Read more: Hurricane Fiona is shaping up to be a ‘potentially severe event’ for Atlantic Canada
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Hurricane Fiona is shaping up to be a ‘potentially severe event’ for Atlantic Canada
“This storm is shaping up to be a severe event for Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec,” read a 9 a.m. update. from Environment Canada. “Most areas will experience some hurricane force winds.” Fiona is expected to turn to the northeast and then accelerate, reaching Sable Island on Friday night as it transitions into a post-tropical storm. It is then forecast to reach the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island on Saturday morning. The hurricane will reach the north coast of Quebec and southeastern Labrador early Sunday. Trending Stories
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Fiona is expected to bring widespread rainfall, between 100 and 200mm, although it could be higher in areas closer to the storm’s path. “Strong winds and rainfall will have significant impacts across eastern Prince Edward Island, eastern Nova Scotia, western Newfoundland, eastern Quebec and southeastern Labrador,” the weather service said.
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Winds are expected to hit the area late Friday and continue into Saturday. Story continues below ad “Similar cyclones of this nature have caused structural damage to buildings,” according to Environment Canada. Big waves are also expected for coastal areas. In eastern Nova Scotia, waves could exceed 10 meters Friday night, and similar waves will likely reach Newfoundland by Saturday morning. Eastern parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence could see waves higher than 12 meters.
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Nova Scotians and Atlantic Canadians are urged to prepare as the province awaits Fiona’s arrival. At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Jason Mew, director of the Nova Scotia Office of Emergency Management’s incident management division, had a simple message: be prepared. “I can’t stress it enough … prepare today, continue to prepare tomorrow for a very intense event from Friday afternoon into Saturday,” he said Wednesday. Costco is a popular place this morning as people fill up their propane tanks and stock up on #Fiona groceries. #NSStorm pic.twitter.com/kt24xhJvF5 — Alicia Draus (@Alicia_Draus) September 22, 2022 Story continues below ad The Canadian Hurricane Center in Nova Scotia is holding a media availability at 1:00 PM AT in Dartmouth. The event will be streamed live on this page. With files from Alex Cooke. – more to come. © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
