Storm surge warnings lifted, but high winds persist on Avalon, Bonavista peninsulas
CBC
Damaging winds and dangerous storm surge levels in eastern Newfoundland may leave people in the area with a sense of Hurricane Larry deja vu Saturday.
Just a few weeks after Larry brought down trees and blocked roads, some similar effects were seen again on the Avalon and Bonavista peninsulas.
While Environment Canada lifted storm surge warnings for St. John's and Carbonear shortly before noon Saturday, wind warnings remain in effect.
The province is still warning residents to stay back from the coast, as waves can come fast and conditions remain unsafe.
By Saturday morning, peak winds of around 120 km/h had been recorded in Grate's Cove, 110 km/h in Bonavista and over 100 km/h in St. John's, according to Allison Sheppard of Environment Canada's weather office in Gander.
She says while the winds will continue to gust throughout the day Saturday, they are slowly easing off.
"We do have a low pressure system that's kind of spinning east of us," Sheppard said.
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