Hurricane Fiona

[Qship]

Looks like Hurricane Fiona is going to be hitting Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island pretty good, so hope a couple of members on here weather it out okay.
High winds, lots of rain and storm suges along the coast could cause some serious problems. Cape Breton Island will get the brunt of it, but it ain't over, 'til it's over. Good luck to @Rocky and @brooke during this. We're only supposed to get some rain and wind right now but if the track changes, well who knows.
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fiona-c...d-tropical-storm-warnings-in-effect-1.6081580

 

[sikatri]

Y’all stay safe! Get your supplies now and stay put.

 

[Qship]

View: https://twitter.com/HowesNathan/status/1573665855275139072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Ecollection%3A1572328563545710593%7Ctwgr%5EeyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOlsibGlua3RyLmVlIiwidHIuZWUiLCJ0ZXJyYS5jb20uYnIiLCJ3d3cubGlua3RyLmVlIiwid3d3LnRyLmVlIiwid3d3LnRlcnJhLmNvbS5iciJdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdGltZWxpbmVfMTIwMzQiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidHJlYXRtZW50IiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9lZGl0X2JhY2tlbmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3JlZnNyY19zZXNzaW9uIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19jaGluX3BpbGxzXzE0NzQxIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6ImNvbG9yX2ljb25zIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0Zndfc2Vuc2l0aXZlX21lZGlhX2ludGVyc3RpdGlhbF8xMzk2MyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJpbnRlcnN0aXRpYWwiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2V4cGVyaW1lbnRzX2Nvb2tpZV9leHBpcmF0aW9uIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6MTIwOTYwMCwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvZmYiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theweathernetwork.com%2Fca%2Fstorm-centre%2Fnew-brunswick%2Foromocto


Some pics of the ongoing devastation.

 

[DaveM]

Stay safe and I cannot imagine having to sit through something like this.

 

[DaveM]

I assume the power must have now been knocked out as we have not seen Rocky since it hit them.

 

[sikatri]

Hoping for the best. I know being out of communication for days can happen in major storms like this.

 

[Qship]

I assume the power must have now been knocked out as we have not seen Rocky since it hit them.

Yes power out in a lot of Halifax areas. Most of the devastation happened North and East of his area. Brooke may not be on for a while either as Charlottetown, PEI had major damages.

 

[DaveM]

Wow these storms do really cause huge damage when they hit.

 

[sikatri]

Wow these storms do really cause huge damage when they hit.

They do and going through them is no fun, especially when you can literally see your outside walls move.

 

[Rocky]

Monday morning around 9:00 am, 26 Sept., and I'm glad to be back with you. I have internet, but no TV yet.
I sustained no property damage, but the city has been trashed with downed trees and limbs. It was mostly a wind event and not the heavy rains in this area as expected. I lost power late Friday night, but it came back on late Sunday night. The storm was slow moving and it took over 12 hours to pass.
Those areas and provinces just to the east of me really got severely hammered and it will be a long time before services are restored.
Power company crews are coming in from Quebec and US crews from Maine to help as we do when they have such an event.
This was the biggest storm to ever hit Canada. My concern now is hurricane Ian who is poised to trash Florida and where it may go after that.

 

[sikatri]

Glad you’re fine @Rocky ! I know firsthand being without power after a hurricane is no fun. It takes weeks to months sometimes to get areas even cleaned up after a major storm. Y’all may start to see more of these big storms come your way. We’ve been lucky so far in Texas this season. I don’t wish these storms on anyone, but happy not to receive one. Hope everything gets back relatively normal soon. Are the roads clear enough to ride?

 

[Rocky]

Glad you’re fine @Rocky ! I know firsthand being without power after a hurricane is no fun. It takes weeks to months sometimes to get areas even cleaned up after a major storm. Y’all may start to see more of these big storms come your way. We’ve been lucky so far in Texas this season. I don’t wish these storms on anyone, but happy not to receive one. Hope everything gets back relatively normal soon. Are the roads clear enough to ride?

There are so many streets that are impassable or blocked by crews that it's almost impossible to get around the city and out on the roads. The traffic lights are working but traffic is being funneled into only a few streets and the delay is terrible. It's pouring rain today and into tomorrow so no riding anyway.
All non-essential services and institutions are closed so that should help with traffic. As bad as it may be, we got off pretty lucky compared to the eastern provinces.

 

[DaveM]

@Rocky Well we sure glad that you mostly back up and running and I cannot imagine how it must be to go through storms like these. I hope the next one misses you.

 

[Rocky]

@Rocky Well we sure glad that you mostly back up and running and I cannot imagine how it must be to go through storms like these. I hope the next one misses you.

I had no damage at all nor did anyone on both sides of this block. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day so I took a walk for a few blocks around the area and quickly saw how lucky we are. After hurricane Juan trashed us 20 years ago, I had my remaining trees removed because I know they probably would have come down on me and my neighbour. The only threat now is city trees, so fingers are crossed.
Everyone is keeping an eye on hurricane Ian and where it might go.
Everyone in Florida be safe.

 

[DaveM]

Well that was a bit of luck that all of you staying in that areas seemed to come out ok.

 

[sikatri]

Certainly hope Ian just heads out into the Atlantic and fades away. Not much hope it will avoid some landfall at this point.

 

[Rocky]

Certainly hope Ian just heads out into the Atlantic and fades away. Not much hope it will avoid some landfall at this point.

I hope that too, but unfortunately, I think you're right about landfall in Florida.

 

[Qship]

Glad you made out okay Rocky. The big mess in Eastern NS, PEI and Newfoundland will take a while to sort out.