OT: Hurricane Fiona

[DavePeak]

Stay safe in the Maritimes! You guys are tough, so actually... enjoy the breeze! I hope there won't be too much damage and erosion caused by Fiona.

One of my crazy interest in life are Hurricanes (well, every kind of wrath from mother nature from earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, viruses etc.)

Wow, that is also one of my big interests! Even got to work/study in the field for a short bit.

Close call. We fly to Cuba on Monday......

As the others said, well...

I don't want to derail this thread to talk too much about another storm, but Tropical Depression Nine is expected to be a hurricane by the time it gets to... Havana and Varadero... on Monday night. Yeah lol. But that can really really change before then, just take some precautions and keep an eye on the storm track. Anyway, don't panic, Cuba is like the Maritimes: they've seen their fair share of storms and are not too worried about some wind (depending where you go). It may just complicate things a bit though...

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Weird fact about that storm: TD-9 is currently forecasted to make landfall as a major hurricane visiting Tampa Bay Wednesday night. What else is happening Wednesday night?

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What are the odds...

 

[JoelWarlord]

So far it's not too bad, just chilling watching the Jays and listening to the wind outside. Steady wind around 40km/h and gusts up to 100ish I think is what they're saying right around now.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Just got a phone call from my friends who took a flight home earlier today from NB. The flight went well and they're now home relaxing. I asked how the atmosphere was there. They said the people there are calm and well organized. Even though we were leaving, I found they were more concerned about us. Then they were about themselves.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Lots of rain, wind gusting but fine so far.

 

[red devil]

Right now there are 100k in NS without power and Fiona hasn't even hit land yet (this is at 11:20 Atlantic Time). There are power companies in NS from NB, Que and Maine.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Right now there are 100k in NS without power and Fiona hasn't even hit land yet (this is at 11:20 Atlantic Time). There are power companies in NS from NB, Que and Maine.

3 flickers so far.. I know it's not much longer now.

That said the winds are gusting pretty good, so no surprise.

 

[red devil]

3 flickers so far.. I know it's not much longer now.

That said the winds are gusting pretty good, so no surprise.

Stay safe and hope all the residents in Fiona's path have prepared accordingly.

 

[sheed36]

The wind as started to ramp up here within the past hour so it looks like Fiona as started knocking at our door here in NL as well so here we go. It's not gonna be a fun next 24 hours or so but hoping for the best for all affected by this crazy storm.

Stay safe everyone.

Edit: The rain as just started here now as well.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Power still up here but we got some second floor railings bending from the wind at some tenants

 

[red devil]

Power still up here but we got some second floor railings bending from the wind at some tenants

Good to hear about the power so far and hope everything will be good throughout the night.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Power went off twice and bounced back. Won't be long now

 

[OldCraig71]

No power here for the last 2 hours, heavy wind and rain. It is definitely a big storm.

 

[Scintillating10]

We getting quite a breeze here now. Blowing good 50

 

[red devil]

No power here for the last 2 hours, heavy wind and rain. It is definitely a big storm.

Power went off twice and bounced back. Won't be long now

The main thing is for you, your family and friends to be safe throughout the night. To get your power back and hope their is enough power crews to get it back to you fairly shortly.

 

[StCaufield]

It’s pretty rowdy here in Halifax but we are holding up. Haven’t lost power yet but will at some point lol. Thanks for the kind words

 

[OldCraig71]

The main thing is for you, your family and friends to be safe throughout the night. To get your power back and hope their is enough power crews to get it back to you fairly shortly.

NS power pulled all crews once the winds reached 80kms/hr. We won’t likely see power till sometime Saturday. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[Scintillating10]

No power here for the last 2 hours, heavy wind and rain. It is definitely a big storm.

Where you at?

 

[red devil]

NS power pulled all crews once the winds reached 80kms/hr. We won’t likely see power till sometime Saturday. Thanks for the kind words.

I do know power crews came from Que, NB and Maine so hope it won't take too long for it to be restored after the storm passes. I grew up in NB so I'm thinking about my Maritime family at this time.

 

[OldCraig71]

Where you at?

North Eastern NS

 

[Belial]

North Eastern NS

Keep us updated! Stay safe!

 

[OldCraig71]

Keep us updated! Stay safe!

We hit 70 knots which is around 130 kms/hour. Seems to be easing off in the last hour.

 

[OldCraig71]

Wind speed diminished to 45 gusting to 70 rn. @sheed36 whats it doing in your neck of the woods?

 

[David Suzuki]

powers out in moncton now lol

 

[Belial]

powers out in moncton now lol

Hopefully, you got some power banks ready!

 

[sheed36]

Wind speed diminished to 45 gusting to 70 rn. @sheed36 whats it doing in your neck of the woods?

Oof. 70 knot winds is not good but hopefully that was the peak winds for you guys over there and it starts improving. It's not too bad here yet but the wind is still increasing but no where near the amount of wind you currently have there.

I'd say we maybe have about 30-35 knot winds currently but where I am I get a bit of a break when the winds blow from the SE so it's hard to really tell the actual amount of wind but it isn't too serious yet but it'll likely get much worse later into the morning. We are currently getting some pretty heavy rain at times.

Stay safe and hopefully the worst is over for you..

Edit: I just checked a nearby weather station and there's more wind than I thought there was. I'm not hearing a huge amount of wind here due to my location and the surrounding hills sheltering me a bit but we did hit a gust of 105 km/h about an hour ago and right now we have around 75 km/h gusting to about 90 km/h.