Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia could face some direct impacts, with winds in the higher-end tropical storm to low-end hurricane range. Storm surge could affect Nova Scotia.
Hurricane Lee remained a large and powerful Category 3 hurricane in the open Atlantic early Tuesday, but the risk of eventual impacts to land has increased. The National Hurricane Center has now included parts of Cape Cod and Maine in its extended “cone of concern,” and forecasts the storm to eventually hit Nova Scotia this weekend.By then, Lee will be transitioning into a nontropical storm and weakening — but its wind field will be broadening.
Mid-September is the historic peak of hurricane season, and, technically speaking, if the season ended now, it would still stack up within the range of average. But we’re only at the halfway point — and, in line with preseason forecasts, it’s shaping up to be the eighth extra-active hurricane season in a row.As of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Lee had winds of 115 mph. That put it just above the threshold for Category 3 strength, qualifying it as a major hurricane.
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