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Tropical storm Gabrielle heading to Maritimes and Newfoundland

Tropical Storm Gabrielle as it heads toward the Maritimes. NASA/EOSDIS

HALIFAX – Tropical storm Gabrielle is forecast to bring rain that at times will be heavy to parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on Friday.

Environment Canada says a rainfall warning will be in effect for parts of central and northeastern Nova Scotia, and Queens and Kings counties in P.E.I., with local rainfall amounts of up to 70 millimetres and, in some areas, possibly as much as 100 millimetres.

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It says these rainfall amounts could cause localized flooding.

Wind gusts in eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton are forecast to reach up to 90 kilometres an hour on Friday night.

Forecasters says Gabrielle will reach western Newfoundland on Saturday morning when it could merge with another weather front.

Meanwhile, rainfall warnings were also issued for parts of northwestern New Brunswick, but those warnings were associated with a separate weather system.

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