Weather

Zeta had top sustained winds of 110 (177 kph) as a Category 2 hurricane and was the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season — with over a month left before it ends.

Chief Councillor of the Wuikinuxv Nation Danielle Shaw said residents of about 35 homes have been forced to leave the area after the rain washed out roads.

Already this year, Louisiana has been hit by two tropical storms and two hurricanes: Laura, blamed for at least 27 Louisiana deaths after it struck in August, and Delta, which exacerbated Laura's damage in the same area weeks later.

Fierce winds that drove twin fires through brushy hills near cities in Orange County a day earlier were expected to pick back up, although not to the earlier extremes, according to the National Weather Service.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Zeta came ashore just north of Tulum with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph).

The tornado followed a path through the town  before it entered into Georgian Bay and damaged a tree, a power pole and a street lamp, according to a weather summary issued by Environment Canada.

Warmer air arrives in the Okanagan weather forecast with some clouds.

Between five and 10 centimetres of snow is expected.

It has been four months since Calgary's devastating hailstorm left many homes in tatters, and still, tens of thousands of claims remain open.

Cross-country skiing equipment is flying off the shelves and lessons are already full before the snow has settled in Edmonton.