183
WWCN31 CWHX 150253
HURRICANE WATCH
FOR EASTERN CANADA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:53 P.M. ADT THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2023.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
HURRICANE WATCH FOR:
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY
DIGBY COUNTY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
==DISCUSSION==
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HURRICANE LEE COULD BRING NEAR-HURRICANE
CONDITIONS.
THESE CONDITIONS WOULD OCCUR SATURDAY. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
120 KM/H. HEAVY SURF AND STORM SURGE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE YARMOUTH
COUNTY SHORELINE TO THE QUEENS COUNTY SHORELINE PORTION OF THE WATCH
AREA. A STORM SURGE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THIS REGION.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE REGIONS.
BY NATURE, A HURRICANE ALSO IMPLIES THE THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING
FROM HEAVY RAINFALL - CONSULT YOUR LOCAL AREA FORECAST FOR POSSIBLE
RAINFALL WARNINGS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. REPORTS OF STORM
CONDITIONS AND IMPACTS CAN BE EMAILED DIRECTLY TO
NSSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR BY TWEETING REPORTS BY PROVINCE USING
(HASH)NSSTORM, (HASH)NBSTORM, (HASH)PESTORM, (HASH)NLWX,
(HASH)QCSTORM OR (HASH)ONSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/ASPC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page