![]() Rainfall was expected to be an additional 1 inch or less for portions of eastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the U.S. The storm was tracked as moving around 22 mph and expected to proceed northeast, taking the weather system across the Canadian Maritimes. Police blamed high winds for the downed tree. Yoder suffered minor cuts but the other five passengers in the van were not injured. John Yoder, 23, of Apple Creek, Ohio, attempted to stop but couldn't avoid the tree. The limb brought down live power lines and utility workers had to cut power before removing the man, who died later at a hospital, Police Chief Brian Lunt said.Ī driver suffered minor injuries Saturday, after a tree downed by Lee went through his windshield on Route 11 in Moro Plantation, Maine, according to Maine State Police. Storm surges were expected to subside on Sunday after being forecast as up to 3 feet on Saturday along coastal areas, the hurricane center said.Ī 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died Saturday after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on U.S. It reported late Sunday morning that all tropical storm warnings for Canada were discontinued. ![]() The center discontinued a tropical storm warning for the coast of Maine late Saturday. In Canada, 14% of Nova Scotia had no electricity, down from 27% on Saturday, with smaller numbers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Less than 5% of electricity customers were still without power, down from 11% by midday Saturday during the height of the storm. Janet Mills suspended a state of emergency. The sky was sunny in Maine on Sunday morning. "Gradual weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Lee could dissipate on Tuesday," the U.S. The top sustained wind speed was 45 mph with some higher gusts expected. National Hurricane Center said Sunday morning that the post-tropical cyclone was about 135 miles west of Channel-Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland. It had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and was moving north-northwest at 13 mph.BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Atlantic storm Lee - which made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada - kept weakening Sunday after officials withdrew warnings and predicted the storm would disappear early this week. It was about 990 miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles and about 1,115 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. It appeared to pose no threats to the U.S. Separately, Tropical Storm Nigel was strengthening and expected to become a hurricane by Monday, the U.S. There have been no storms that powerful in recent years. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 brought gusts as high as 186 mph and sustained winds of 121 mph at Massachusetts' Blue Hill Observatory. Lee also was not anywhere near as severe as the remnants of Hurricane Fiona, which a year ago washed houses into the ocean in eastern Canada, knocked out power to most of two provinces and swept a woman into the sea.ĭestructive hurricanes are relatively rare so far north. ![]() But Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and was blamed for dozens of deaths in New York and New Jersey. ![]() Both storms were once-strong hurricanes that became post-tropical cyclones - cyclonic storms that have lost most of their tropical characteristics - before landfall. Lee shared some characteristics with 2012's Superstorm Sandy. "They're very lucky to be alive," Mitchell said. ![]() Weather As Hurricane Lee churns off the eastern U.S., another danger lurks: rip currents Fatality reported in MaineĪ 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died Saturday after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on U.S. ![]()
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