Now a post-tropical storm, Lee moves into Gulf of St. Lawrence
CTV
Thousands remained without power as post-tropical storm Lee gradually moved out of the Maritimes, leaving a trail of downed trees and coastlines damaged by pounding surf. By midday the storm had moved past Prince Edward Island and is to reach northern Newfoundland in the evening.
Thousands remained without power Sunday as post-tropical storm Lee gradually moved out of the Maritimes, leaving a trail of downed trees and coastlines damaged by pounding surf.
By midday the storm had moved past Prince Edward Island and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence where it was to pass west of the Magdalen Islands and reach northern Newfoundland in the evening hours.
"Being such a large storm, some areas are going to feel the winds from this for a few hours to come, but certainly not as strong as it was when it approached the Maritimes so it will continue to weaken," Bob Robichaud of the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Sunday.
As Lee continued to weaken, conditions in most areas to the south and east of the storm were expected to improve as the day progressed.
The town of Shelburne in southwestern Nova Scotia saw the full fury of the storm when it hit Saturday and sustained some flooding from a powerful storm surge in its harbour.
"There is no question we had pretty close to a direct hit," said Andy Blackmer, commodore of the Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club. "Significant winds with a very high tide and storm surge on top of that flooded low lying areas and some town infrastructure was damaged."
Blackmer said a sailboat on a private mooring broke free at one point and was later secured across the harbour by two members of the yacht club.
