ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Tropical storm Leslie was expected to barrel ashore in Newfoundland Tuesday as a “very strong post-tropical storm” with heavy rain and potentially damaging winds.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre said Leslie was bearing down of Newfoundland with near hurricane force winds of about 110 kilometres an hour.
In its latest bulletin issued at 3 a.m. ET. the The centre said the storm was about 400 kilometres southwest of Argentia, NL and moving north-northeast at about 65 kilometres an hour.
The centre said “Leslie’s centre will likely be making landfall near the Burin Peninsula around mid-morning local time,” but cautioned that its effects would be far-reaching.
Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches were in effect for parts of southern and eastern Newfoundland. Much of the region is also under a rainfall warning, which also covers eastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and eastern Prince Edward Island.
The system already drenched parts of Nova Scotia, P.E.I and Newfoundland, with some areas getting well in excess of 100 millimetres of rain. The centre’s bulletin said some areas may receive 150 millimetres or more before the rain eased off during the day.
Strong winds are expected to rake most of the Maritimes Tuesday, with the strongest gusts of up to 120 km/h likely to be confined to eastern Newfoundland. The centre cautioned that tree damage, power outages and minor property damage would likely result from the strong winds.
Much-smaller hurricane Michael is well to the east of Leslie and is expected dissipate east of the Grand Banks over the next day or two.
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