as a result of hurricane Dorian pounding the Atlantic Provinces with heavy rain and winds on Saturday September 7, 2019.
".Harris said the tree then started to fall, taking power lines down with it. "It's completely shattered," she said.
Indigenous fishermen not backing down after traps removed,Fishermen say they are removing Indigenous lobster traps in western Nova Scotia,Two Nova Scotia men charged after child put in trunk of car in mall parking lot. "We're still talking about a very dangerous storm that is transiting through the Maritimes," Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax, told a late-evening news conference.As Dorian closed in on the Maritimes, it strengthened to become a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds reaching 160 km/h. "And we're doing that and we really see the benefits of doing that and want to continue to do that. "We were out in the rain and wind, trying to do that in the middle of the storm ... We were running in the house with pieces. ".Other images on social media show scores of upended trees in Halifax, a ripped-up waterfront boardwalk, flooded streets and flying debris.A weather station at Osborne Head, which is just east of Halifax on the Atlantic coast, recorded a gust of 141 kilometres per hour at 4 p.m.Nova Scotia Power Inc. reported more than 350,000 customers were in the dark by 7 p.m., including 170,000 in the Halifax area where the wind was gusting at over 100 kilometres per hour by late afternoon.In Prince Edward Island, about 50,000 homes and businesses were without power a few hours later, as were another 74,000 in New Brunswick.Halifax resident Karla Sonnichsen said she decided to wait out the storm at her parents' house in Dartmouth, where Dorian proceeded to push over trees and rip apart her father's shed.
"Although the peak winds weren't as strong as they were in Juan, the damage that we saw to our power system, through the extent of the entire power system, was probably three times the damage that we would have seen in Hurricane Juan. Parks Canada will provide an update on Wednesday at noon AT.Shelley Allen, who lives in Queensland, N.S., said Conrads Road — which has been battered by past storms — was generally not impacted by Dorian.
However, the storm weakened by the time it came ashore near Sambro, N.S., at 7:15 p.m. and was downgraded to a post-tropical storm.Despite the downgrade, Dorian continued to produce hurricane-force winds, well in excess of 120 km/h.
"It wasn't as bad as I expected," said Allen, adding that her driveway washed out.Hillary Harris, who lives on Preston Street in Halifax, said her family was watching as the storm lashed a large tree in front of their home.
and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence as a strong post-tropical storm.Severe winds and torrential rain were in the forecast for western Newfoundland on Sunday.In Halifax, residents were comparing the storm to hurricane Juan, a Category 2 hurricane that hit Halifax early on Sept. 29, 2003. "It really was a much wider path, a much slower hurricane," said Paul Casey, the company's vice-president of transmission and distribution.
He has been covering Nova Scotia politics for more than 20 years.To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). "Anyone that didn't do any upkeep on their sheds or cabins along the water, their wharves, they're just completely destroyed," she said.One building on East Ketch Harbour Road, that she believes is a shed or a cabin, was severely damaged. ".There were no reports of injuries, but dramatic footage shared on social media shows a large construction crane swaying in the wind and collapsing into the side of an empty apartment building under construction in downtown Halifax.In the city's south end, a roof was ripped off another apartment complex. Dorian struck North Carolina's Outer Banks Friday as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph, battering the barrier islands with torrential rain, ferocious winds and dangerous floodwaters.
"This blue boat and white boat were just like dinky toys in the water.
".Emily Townsend said her community of Ketch Harbour, N.S., was hit hard. Waves crash into boats long the waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia as hurricane Dorian approaches, Sept. 7, 2019. Suzette Belliveau was there. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in Nova Scotia as Dorian made landfall on Saturday. Nova Scotia Power said 400,000 of its customers were in the dark at the peak of the storm.The company warned it could be days before some people's lights come back on as crews must cut apart trees and restore lines.Hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members were deploying the Halifax region to help with cleanup efforts, and hundreds more were standing by.Dorian also left a trail of destruction in Cape Breton, where some city streets and rural roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines.Troops were also mobilizing on the island — Sydney's Victoria Park armoury — to help with the cleanup.Comfort stations were opening on the island Sunday afternoon for those who need to charge electronic devices or to grab a hot drink.The Kejimkujik National Park on Nova Scotia's South Shore will be closed until further notice because there's no power in the park and there are many downed trees, as well as broken trunks and branches that pose a safety risk to visitors. Hurricane Dorian brought wind, rain and …
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