It looks like New Brunswick will be spared from the wrath of the remnants of Hurricane Teddy.
But according Environment Canada Meteorologist Jeremy March, it may still be a bit wet and windy,” What happens, it goes from more of a pure Hurricane into one of our more stronger, what we call mid-Latitude storms. But what happens, is the wind fields will spread out from the evolving storm. You’re still going to get some windy conditions and a period of rain.”
March says winds could potentially be up to 70 kilometres an hour, based on the current path of the storm…
He says the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia looks to be the most vulnerable in the Maritimes, “Nova Scotia is probably looking at tropical storm force winds to develop during the day on Tuesday. Those gusts are typically in the 90 km/h to the 110 km/h range.”
March doesn’t expect it will be as harsh as Dorian was in August last year, “The sea surface temperatures around Nova Scotia and just to the south are starting to cool a bit so that usually will knock some of the punch out of the storm. It won’t be as strong as Dorian, but given that the trees are still in full foliage we are expecting some uprooted trees, some downed trees.”
Storm surge is a possibility as well, and it’s always in the back of their minds.
“We are still watching the system closely, because the patch could still change slightly,” March says.
“It has been am extremely busy season. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami has already gone through the list of 21 names storms. After that, we are into the Greek alphabet, so we’ve already had Tropical storm Alpha that affected the Portugal area, and Tropical Storm Beta down in the Gulf of Mexico. So it has been a busy year,” March says.
The PEI government is also advising residents there to brace for the storm.
“Last year, the province experienced significant damage from Dorian and we have learned a lot from it. We are a couple of days out before Teddy arrives. That gives us time now to prepare ourselves for its impacts in the coming days,” says Justice and Public Safety Minister Bloyce Thompson.
The PEI Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) has activated to level 1 as of today and began coordination efforts earlier last week within government departments, municipalities, community organizations and agency partners to prepare for the expected impacts of Hurricane Teddy.
Prepare your homes by:
-making a household emergency plan to help everyone know what to do in case of emergency;
-updating your preparedness kits, including extra food, pet supplies, water, masks and hand sanitizer for five days;
-bringing in or tying down furniture, play equipment, barbeques or anything that can become projectiles in high winds;
-ensuring adequate fuel supplies;
-replacing batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; and
-keeping up with the latest information from reliable sources.
