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Rainfall warning in effect
Rain, at times heavy, is expected.
Total rainfall: 40 to 60 mm. Locally higher amounts possible.
Locations: Nova Scotia
Time span: early Saturday until Saturday evening.
Remarks: The remnants of Tropical Depression Nicole will move into the Maritimes on Saturday. Rainfall rates are expected to high with this system until the rain tapers to drizzle Saturday evening.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.
Special weather statement in effect
Significant rain and wind are expected.
Total rainfall: 30 to 50 mm. Locally higher amounts possible.
Maximum wind gusts: 60 to 80 km/h.
Locations: Nova Scotia
Time span: Early Saturday morning through Saturday night.
Remarks: The remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole will move into the Maritimes on Saturday. Heavy rain will begin early Saturday morning, with up 50 mm possible by the time the rain tapers off Saturday night. Strong southerly winds will also develop on Saturday, with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h with the highest gusts over exposed areas. Winds will diminish late Saturday night.
Localized flooding is possible in heavy rain. Strong winds may result in utility outages and fallen tree branches.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
Tropical cyclone information statement
The next information statement is planned for 2:00 p.m. AST Friday.
For Tropical Storm Nicole.
Tropical Storm Nicole intensified to hurricane status last night as it approached Florida and has been bringing damaging surge, waves and wind over parts of Florida today. Nicole will turn northward tonight then travel inland over Georgia and The Carolinas tomorrow while merging with a cold front and becoming post tropical. The combined weather system is expected to track through New England early Saturday and into the Maritimes Saturday evening.
Since the storm is expected to transition to ‘post-tropical’ well to our south, it will essentially be an autumn type storm while impacting Eastern Canada. Heavy rain will spread well north of the low’s track as far north and west as Lake Erie and Lake Ontario then into southern Quebec. Rain and wind is expected over the Maritime provinces with very mild, tropical temperatures and gusty winds south of the track and strong, cold northeasterly winds north of it. This frontal low will track somewhere through New Brunswick. Parts of central and eastern Quebec and eventually Newfoundlland will even see some snow, so this will clearly be a non-tropical storm. Local weather statements have been posted for many areas related to this weather system.
Rainfall could be in the 50 to 100 mm range along and north of the track (i.e. New Brunswick). We do not anticipate winds to be much of a concern except possibly over the Acadian Peninsula area of New Brunswick and Gulf portions of Quebec (possibly gusts to 90 km/h). Elevated water levels and wave activity is likely in the northern Gulf of St Lawrence affecting northeastern New Brunswick and the Gaspe region that could cause some minor flooding.
In the tropical airmass portion of the low over Nova Scotia, winds will likely only gust 50 to 70 km/h and thus should not cause many issues. Details will appear in local forecasts and statements from the regional weather offices.
The CHC will continue to follow this system and provide additional analysis given its tropical history but we are not issuing an actual track forecast product.
Forecaster: FOGARTY
Please continue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
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