The CHC has discontinued the tropical storm watch for Labrador and the tropical storm warnings for all of Nova Scotia.Ī downed tree smashed a truck in Nova Scotia. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 405 miles (650 km). Lawrence, roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) west-northwest of Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, and will move across Labrador this evening and over the Labrador Sea on Sunday. 'Conditions across Nova Scotia should gradually improve over the next 3 to 6 hours,' the Canadian Hurricane Centre's Bob Robichaud said in a press conference Saturday afternoon.ĭespite the gradual weakening of the storm, the NHC warned that 'significant impacts from high winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall are still expected.'įiona is currently in the Gulf of St.

Post-tropical cyclone Fiona's sustained winds have dropped slightly to 75 mph (about 121 kph), which is still equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. Gregg said there’s still an active storm in many parts of the province despite some weather and wind improvements, so some customers might see power outages for a couple of days. Peter Gregg, CEO of Nova Scotia Power, said weather conditions are still too severe in many areas for workers to begin assessing and repairing damage.Īccording to Gregg, over 900 power technicians are on the way to Nova Scotia. Houston described the damage across the province as “shocking,” with communities facing washed-out roads and downed trees and power lines. “I dread to think of where we would be had Nova Scotians not taken every single possible precaution to protect themselves and their families.”

“The situation right now is where none of us want us to be,” Houston said. (Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press/AP)Ĭrews are scrambling to restore power in Nova Scotia as nearly three-quarters of the province is without electricity due to post-tropical cyclone Fiona, Premier Tim Houston said this afternoon at a news conference. A worker clears fallen trees and downed power lines in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday.

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