12/7/2023 0 Comments After effects cut path![]() Post-Tropical Storm Lee was forecast to pass offshore of southern New England, but an advisory Saturday morning warned of damaging winds, coastal flooding, and high surf. Lee whisks by coastal New England, makes closest pass this morning - 6:54 a.m. Lee is predicted to turn northeast over Atlantic Canada tonight into Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. Water levels remain elevated along the region’s coast and are likely to subside after the next high tide cycle.Įastern Massachusetts and eastern Maine can expect 1-4 inches of rain through tonight. On Cape Cod, gusts with tropical storm force are expected to continue for a few more hours. Meanwhile, a Tropical Storm Warning is no longer in effect from Westport, R.I., to Portsmouth, N.H., including Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. 39 miles-per-hour winds with gusts up to 50 miles per hour were reported from an observation in Eastport, Maine. Coastal Maine has been facing the blunt of tropical storm conditions. Lee is now moving north at a slightly slower speed of 22 miles per hour, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding to New England. A hurricane watch remains in effect for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee is expected to make landfall later today near or slightly east of the US-Canada border and is expected to be at or just below hurricane strength when it does, according to the National Weather Service’s 11 a.m. The unidentified man died later at a hospital, Lunt said.Ĭoastal Maine faces tropical storm conditions more rain expected - 11:37 a.m. 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. Highway 1 during a period of high winds, the first fatality attributed to the storm. Lawrence.Ī 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle Saturday on U.S. It had near-hurricane-strength winds of 70 mph (110 kph), though the storm was weakening as it headed north to New Brunswick and the Gulf of St. That’s about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Eastport, Maine. The center of the sprawling post-tropical cyclone made landfall about 135 miles (215 kilometers) west of Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, according to the U.S. One person was killed in Maine when a tree limb fell on his vehicle. Thousands without power, 1 dead after Atlantic storm Lee pummels New England and Maritime Canada - 1:00 a.mĪtlantic storm Lee pummeled a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada with destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains that toppled trees, flooded roadways and cut power to tens of thousands on Saturday.
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