Hurricane Fiona is heading toward Atlantic Canada. Here’s what to expect

“,”heading”:””,”fullWindow”:false,”fullBleed”:false,”showFullBleedOnMobile”:false,”headColor”:””,”type”:”html5mobile”,”textColor”:””,”mobileImageUrl”:””,”bgColor”:””,”imageUrl”:””,”registeredOnly”:false,”linkUrl”:””,”aodaTitle”:”tweets”,”internalScroll”:false,”displayStyle”:”small-up”},”text”:”What that means, said Neil, is different effects at different parts of the storm; areas on the right-hand side of the storm will experience the strongest winds and highest waves, those on the left, heavier rains.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”textBreakPoint”,”insertAt”:”contentMiddleBreakPoint”,”text”:”Fiona is still expected to bring heavy rains — 100 to 150 mm — 100 km/h winds with gusts of up to 160, and a water surge of about two metres, with occasional waves up to 15 metres to the Cape Breton coast.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”ad”,”heading”:”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW”,”name”:”ArticleSecondBigBox”,”display”:”medium-down”,”pos”:”2″,”interstitial”:true,”sizes”:[[300,250]],”text”:”Fiona is also showing extremely low-pressure readings at its core, which generally translate to higher winds. The current record for an observed low pressure was just over 940 millibars in a storm at St. Anthony, N.L. As of Friday morning, Fiona’s pressure was 936. “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”articleRelatedInlinePrimary”,”text”:”“According to a lot of the model guidance, once it does get to Cape Breton, there are indications that it could set a record for lowest central pressure observed in Atlantic Canada,” said Neil.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”text”:”Among meteorologists, Fiona is drawing comparisons to two of the biggest storms to hit Atlantic Canada in recent years — Hurricane Juan in September 2003 and Hurricane Dorian in September 2019.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”text”:”In 2003, Juan made landfall near Halifax as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds up to 160 km/h. It caused eight fatalities and more than $300 million in damage.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”text”:”In 2019, Dorian transitioned from a Category 2 hurricane to a post-tropical storm as it approached Nova Scotia, spreading its damage out across most of the province. It left half a million people without power and some $80 million damage.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”relatedStories”,”relatedStories”:[],”type”:”slimcut”,”text”:”Environment Canada has released a hurricane warning for much of the eastern coast of Nova Scotia, for P.E.I. and for southwest Newfoundland.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”cta”,”buttonText”:”Sign Up Now”,”buttonLink”:”/emails.html?nsrc=article-inline-firstup-generic”,”description”:”Start your morning with everything you need to know, and nothing you don’t. Sign up for First Up, the Star’s new daily email newsletter.”,”title”:”Get more of what matters in your inbox”,”text”:”The centre of Fiona is expected to skirt the southwest coast of Newfoundland on Saturday morning — bringing similar conditions — after passing P.E.I. “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”text”:”By Sunday morning, said Neil, Fiona should have passed the region and winds should begin to diminish.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”type”:”textBreakPoint”,”insertAt”:”contentEndBreakPoint”,”text”:”All three provinces put emergency crews on standby awaiting the storm while provincial officials urged residents to have food water, batteries and medication on hand for at least 72 hours post-landfall.”,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false,”text”:”Steve McKinley is a Halifax-based reporter for the Star. 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