Power outages mount as Lee impacts Maritime provinces

Lee has transitioned to a post-tropical storm.

Winds will pick up in the hurricane watch areas later today. Tropical storm conditions are occurring along the coasts of Nova Scotia and will spread northward today and tonight. The strong winds are likely to lead to downed trees and power outages are already occurring.

In Nova Scotia, there are 50,404 customers without power and 3,770 customers in New Brunswick. No outages are currently reported on Prince Edward Island.

Lee is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 25 to 100 millimetres over western Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

Marine Atlantic has cancelled crossings scheduled for this afternoon and this evening.

Wind conditions today may result in restrictions of traffic on the Confederation Bridge commencing approximately 3:00 p.m. until approximately 6:00 a.m., September 17.

NFL is cancelling all crossings for Saturday, September 16 from Wood Islands, PEI and Caribou, N.S.

Swells generated by Lee are affecting Atlantic Canada. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

A dangerous storm surge will produce coastal flooding within the wind warning areas in Atlantic Canada in areas of onshore winds. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.