Prafull Koli
09-28-2003, 11:07 PM
Hurricane Quan hits Nova Scotia...the worst reported in 40 years..the eye of the storm is just hours away...much of the area has been left without power, transformers blowing, rain slamming down, and the city streets are emptying out..
High winds, high waves, make this Hurricane a Category 1...they are expecting winds at 130km/h..and with this time of year being high tide...much of the Nova Scotia harbourfront local experts say are going to be flooded..
That last time the area was hit this hard was 1963...much of Nova Scotia is currently without power...
Let's hope our friends out east make it through the storm...check your local news for further coverage..hang in there East coast crew!!!!!!!! 8)
Official Word from Environment Canada
HURRICANE JUAN APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR HALIFAX THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN AND TRAVEL NORTHWARD CROSSING OVER PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF JUAN.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE JUAN JUST BEFORE HIGH TIDE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SOME COASTAL FLOODING. THE PROBLEM WILL BE FURTHER COMPOUNDED TONIGHT BY THE ARRIVAL OF VERY LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING OCEAN WAVES IN THE COASTAL ZONE. AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN ARE FROM THE MEDWAY HARBOUR TO ECUM SECUM WITH HIGHEST LEVELS EXPECTED EAST OF THE STORM TRACK.
High winds, high waves, make this Hurricane a Category 1...they are expecting winds at 130km/h..and with this time of year being high tide...much of the Nova Scotia harbourfront local experts say are going to be flooded..
That last time the area was hit this hard was 1963...much of Nova Scotia is currently without power...
Let's hope our friends out east make it through the storm...check your local news for further coverage..hang in there East coast crew!!!!!!!! 8)
Official Word from Environment Canada
HURRICANE JUAN APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR HALIFAX THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN AND TRAVEL NORTHWARD CROSSING OVER PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF JUAN.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE JUAN JUST BEFORE HIGH TIDE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SOME COASTAL FLOODING. THE PROBLEM WILL BE FURTHER COMPOUNDED TONIGHT BY THE ARRIVAL OF VERY LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING OCEAN WAVES IN THE COASTAL ZONE. AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN ARE FROM THE MEDWAY HARBOUR TO ECUM SECUM WITH HIGHEST LEVELS EXPECTED EAST OF THE STORM TRACK.