The effects of Hurricane Dorian will start to be felt in this province overnight as the storm is holding its current course with gusts of 150 km/h in Nova Scotia. It is bordering between a category one and category two storm.

Much of Nova Scotia is currently dealing with power outages.

The west coast of Newfoundland will experience strong winds, storm surges and large waves predominantly in the overnight hours but that could extend into the morning.

The heaviest rainfall from the hurricane is still looking like it will stay offshore but it may clip Southern Labrador.

Get the latest on #DORIAN: Gusts now reaching 140 km/h along the Atlantic coast. Expected to pass near Halifax by 7pm. https://t.co/nYSYSwNfmZ #hurricane #severewx pic.twitter.com/5wOT0sguAn

— ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre (@ECCC_CHC) September 7, 2019

The National Hurricane Centre provided an update on the storm this evening.

Bob Robichaud, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the National Hurricane Centre, says these types of storms tend to get bigger as they approach land.

Nova Scotia Prepares For Dorian

Nova Scotia felt the effects of Hurricane Dorian. Halifax experienced winds of 115 km/h Saturday evening as they prepared for the storm.

Adam Marriott, host of Stingray station, Rock of The Atlantic in Halifax, says there are trees, power lines and even a crane down in the city. He says the streets were looking pretty abandoned.

#HurricaneDorian makes landfall in the east of #Canada of a crane fell on a building under construction in the city of Halifax. pic.twitter.com/Q8D2cxoGMn

— Joint Cyclone Center (@JointCyclone) September 7, 2019

He says there was a lot of rain coming down. The eye of Dorian was expected to hit just east of Halifax at around 6:30p.m./7:00p.m..

Marriott says although the storm is large, people were expecting the worst and have been preparing for days.

He says they have not seen a lot of reports of debris flying around. He believes people did “heed the warning” a few days ago and started tying things down to prepare.

(Photo from Q104 Halifax.)

Earlier Story

The province is battening down the hatches today as we await the arrival of the remnants of hurricane Dorian.

The heaviest rainfall from the hurricane is still looking to stay off of this province’s coast, the same cannot be said for the winds, however.

The National Hurricane Centre provided an update on this storm earlier this morning.

Bob Robichaud, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the National Hurricane Centre, says the effects of the storm are currently being felt in Halifax, although the brunt of the storm is yet to come.

He says their primary concern for this province is the west coast, where the storm will produce large waves along our shores late tonight and into tomorrow morning.

He says the rain isn’t much of a concern with this storm. The heaviest rains will be offshore. The main thing to watch will be the winds, which could reach 150 km/h along the west coast.

Get the latest on #DORIAN affecting #Atlantic #Canada: https://t.co/hFMgSMbeQa #severewx pic.twitter.com/QUvXnlfuPp

— ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre (@ECCC_CHC) September 7, 2019

 

Marine Atlantic Cancels Crossings

Marine Atlantic has cancelled crossings on the Gulf today due to weather conditions created by the remnants of Hurricane Dorian.

Crossings from Port aux Basques to North Sydney and from North Sydney to Port aux Basques are cancelled today and scheduled to resume tomorrow if weather permits.

The Argentia run scheduled for tomorrow is postponed until Monday.

Hurricane Dorian Update: Based upon the current forecast models our Saturday crossings have been cancelled. We will continue to monitor the forecast for Sunday/Monday. Our website will have the most up to date schedule: https://t.co/sAAlEy2BxL #nltraffic #nlwx

— Marine Atlantic (@MAferries) September 6, 2019