September 17th 2023.
Atlantic Storm Lee has caused much destruction in North America. Yesterday, the storm made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, with wind speeds of around 70mph, close to hurricane speeds. Tragically, a man in Searsport, Maine, was killed when a large tree branch fell on his car, bringing down live power lines in the process. Police Chief Brian Lunt confirmed that the man later died in hospital.
The damage that Atlantic Storm Lee has caused is extensive. Many flights out of Halifax Stanfield International Airport were cancelled and a number of roads were flooded. Hurricane-force winds extended as far as 140 miles from the storm's centre, with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 320 miles, resulting in power outages spanning hundreds of miles. At noon on Saturday, 11% of electricity customers in Maine, 27% in Nova Scotia, 8% in New Brunswick, and 3% in Prince Edward Island were without power. A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Stonington, Maine, to the US-Canada border.
Lee shares some characteristics with 2012's Superstorm Sandy. Both were once-strong hurricanes that became post-tropical cyclones before landfall. While Lee is not expected to be nearly as destructive as Sandy was, it has still caused much destruction and disruption in its wake. Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and was blamed for dozens of deaths in New York and New Jersey, and it is hoped that Lee will not be nearly as devastating.
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