Hurricane Fiona is kicking in with hundreds of thousands of people in the Maritimes without power.
There are some outages in Newfoundland but only a few: Burnt Islands, Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou, and Isle aux Morts. Crews are en route but they’re uncertain about restoration times.
Post-tropical storm Fiona has made landfall in Nova Scotia between Canso and Guysborough. The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted early Saturday that Fiona is the lowest pressured land falling storm on record in Canada.
We have reports that some boats in Charlottetown Harbour have sunk. There are no reports of any damage in Newfoundland so far, but storm surge warnings are out for south-facing coastlines from the Southern Avalon to Port aux Basques with 9:00 this morning until 9:00 tonight being the vulnerable period.
Rainfall in Port aux Basques looks to be on the lesser end with about 50 mm in total today and tonight but the winds will be howling: 140 km/h in Port aux Basques but 180 km/h in the Wreckhouse.
Meanwhile, the effects of Fiona are also being felt along coastal areas of eastern Newfoundland.
The mayor of St. Vincent’s-St. Steven’s-Peter’s River says storm surges are driving waves across the road at St. Vincent’s beach where the breakwater was recently washed away.
Mayor Verna Hayward had a blunt message for people planning to travel through the area along Route 90.
She says the road is impassable and is urging everyone to stay away from the area, noting anyone driving the Irish Loop today will have to turn back due to the danger.
VOCM News is tracking Fiona as it develops. If you wish to contact us: 273-5211, 1-888-590-8626, or email psa@vocm.com
