She’s there. Fiona, the hurricane that became a post-tropical storm, made landfall in eastern Canada on Saturday, September 24, in the province of Nova Scotia, with winds exceeding 144 km / h, announced the National Hurricane Center. American (NHC).
Post-Tropical Cyclone #Fiona Advisory 40: Center of Fiona Now Crossing Eastern Nova Scotia. High Winds and Heavy Rains Continue. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 24, 2022
Consequence: more than 500,000 homes were without electricity on Saturday in the east of the country. The Canadian weather services have multiplied the warnings on this storm qualified as“historical”which has already brought death and destruction to the Caribbean. “Significant impacts are expected due to high winds, storm surge and heavy rains”according to the NHC.
“We have never seen such conditions” weather, police in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tweeted. “It’s unbelievable, there is no electricity, no wifi, no network”confirmed the mayor of the city, Philip Brown, on the public channel Radio-Canada. “A lot of trees have fallen, there is a lot of flooding on the roads”he added.
Conditions are like nothing we’ve ever seen. We are logging reports of downed trees and wires but will only be responding to emergency calls. -Dispatcher Kelly ☎️ pic.twitter.com/gX7YPTPDSN
— Charlottetown Police (@ChtownPolice) September 24, 2022
“Where it ranks in the history books we will have to determine after the fact, but it will certainly be a historic and extreme event for Eastern Canada”Canadian meteorologist Bob Robichaud said at a press conference on Friday, calling Fiona a hurricane. “major”.
Authorities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have asked everyone to stay indoors and pack enough supplies for at least 72 hours. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked everyone to “take the right precautions”.