Deja vu all over again: fall storm expected to pummel Maritimes
Posted Dec 13, 2010 05:07:30 AM.
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The Maritimes are in for another battering from Mother Nature today.
Environment Canada has issued rainfall and wind warnings for most of the province, thanks to another low-pressure system headed this way from the Great Lakes.
Meteorologist Richard Zurawksi tells us it looks like this system could be a repeat of the “weather bomb” that flooded roads and homes and closed bridges exactly a week ago.
“It’s under the heading of ‘Batten down the hatches,'” he said. “It’s quite a storm that’s moving in, and this is going to continue for up to 24 hours.”
Zurawksi is expecting 70 mm of rain over and winds gusting up to 100km an hour.
“Power outages could be a possibility, downed fences, floating patio furniture, garbage cans, all that kind of stuff,” he said.
So far, Nova Scotia Power has resolved a few outages in the province, including one in North End Halifax, but there are no active outages showing on the live outage map.
Last Monday, a fast-moving low pressure system caused massive storm surges that washed out roads and flooded homes. Near-hurricane strength winds forced the harbour bridges to restrict traffic and Metro Transit cancelled the harbour ferries. At the peak, more than 32,000 Nova Scotians were without power thanks to downed power lines and trees.
