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Slow-moving Hurricane Lee

Slow-moving Hurricane Lee set to bring wind, rain to Maritimes

While some uncertainty remains about the exact path Hurricane Lee will take through the region this weekend, there’s little doubt that the storm will impact the Maritimes.

The large-scale and slow-moving storm is looking likely to bring rain, gusty winds and pounding surf, as well as the potential for storm surge.

The latest guidance continues to weaken Lee as it tracks northward over the next few days into an area of increasing wind shear and cooler ocean temperatures.

A map shows the Eastern Seaboard and a red symbol representing the track of Hurricane Lee dots the ocean.
The latest National Hurricane Centre track for Lee shows the storm arriving in the Maritimes on Saturday. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

That said, Lee is still expected to remain near Category 1 strength as it moves into the Maritimes on Saturday. The storm is then expected to transition to post-tropical as it slowly moves through the region later Saturday and into Sunday, while continuing to bring tropical storm-force winds.

That transition to a post-tropical low means that the bands of rain and strongest winds will spread out from the centre of the storm and encompass a larger area. This will bring the risk of more widespread power outages, with the trees still in full leaf.

Hurricane Lee has started making its turn north

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CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says the storm is likely to make land fall in the Maritimes on Saturday.

As the storm track becomes more clear and the models come into better agreement over the next day or so, we’ll get a clearer picture as to which parts of the Maritimes will see the heaviest rainfall and which will see the strongest winds.

We’ll also get a better handle on the storm surge potential and how it might line up with high tide.

A graphic describes the potential impacts of Hurricane Lee.
Lee will be large and slow moving storm which is looking likely to bring power outages. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)

Downpours on Thursday

Well ahead of Lee, tropical moisture streaming up and ahead of the storm will roll through the Maritimes on Thursday.

Scattered showers, heavy downpours and the risk of thunderstorms on Thursday and Thursday night will bring another risk of localized flash flooding. It will also add even more water to an already saturated ground before Lee arrives this weekend.

A colourful map shows the Eastern Seaboard and Hurricane Lee.
The risk of heavy tropical downpours arrives on Thursday, well ahead of Lee. (Ryan Snoddon/CBC)
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September 11 Attacks in the United States

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  • 2012 Attacks on The US Diplomatic Compounds in Benghazi, Libya

    About 150 Islamic militants attacked two different US diplomatic buildings in the city with gunfire, grenades, and mortars. 4 Americans including US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens died in the attack. The incident led to political controversy in the country, especially related to the statements made by then Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and members of the State Department.

  • 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins

    The Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zuccotti Park in the Wall Street District of New York City

  • 2007 Russia Tests Father of All Bombs

    The world’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb was a thermobaric bomb – it detonated mid-air and uses the oxygen in the air to create an explosion. The energy released by the bomb equaled 44 tons of TNT.

  • 2001 September 11 Attacks in the United States

    A series of 4 coordinated suicide attacks were carried out by the terrorist group Al Qaeda on the morning of September 11. Nineteen militants hijacked 4 California-bound airplanes from east coast cities in the US and used the planes to target major American landmarks. Two planes were crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center, which caused them to collapse within two hours of being struck. One plane was crashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, while the fourth plane, thought to be bound towards Washington DC, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers tried to fight back against the hijackers. The attacks injured about 6000 people, claimed the lives of about 3000 people, caused significant economic damage, and destroyed property worth tens of billions of dollars. The attack was the precursor to the War Against Terror and the War in Afghanistan.

  • 1998 Commonwealth Games Open in Kuala Lumpur

    The 16th Commonwealth Games were held for the first time in an Asian country that did not have the British monarchy as the head of the state, 69 countries participated in the games that are held every 4 years.