Too early to predict tropical storm Henri's effect on Maritimes: forecaster
Tropical storm Henri is expected to hit the eastern U.S. as a hurricane this weekend, but a Canadian forecaster says it's too early to tell what effect the storm will have on the Maritimes.
Henri is currently located off Cape Hatteras, N.C., and is expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday and could affect the New England states by Sunday.
Canadian Hurricane Centre meteorologist Ian Hubbard said Friday the storm should weaken as it heads north and hits cooler waters.
Hubbard says it's expected Henri will transition to a tropical or post-tropical storm by the time it reaches the Maritimes.
He says the system should bring moderate winds and some rain to parts of Nova Scotia by Tuesday.
Environment Canada, however, says larger-than-normal surf conditions will develop on Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast this weekend.
"There is still a lot of uncertainty about exactly where it's going to go, how strong it's going to be and even the timing of it," Hubbard said in an interview. "We are going to have to see how long it stays over land and how much strength it loses as well, before we have a really good handle on it."
United States forecasters say the storm had maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometres per hour as of early Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2021.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'It's a death sentence': Local Toronto grocery store told it can no longer serve coffee
A cup of coffee is keeping a small business in Toronto alive – but it could also be a death sentence.
BREAKING Calgary water main repairs could take 3-5 more weeks, after scans reveal deficiencies in the pipe
Water restrictions could be in place for three to five more weeks in Calgary, after a scan of a broken water main revealed five more locations inside the pipe that are in need of repair.
Canadian soldiers ordered to trim beards and tie back hair in dress code update
Canadian soldiers are being ordered to trim their beards and tie back long hair after restrictions were previously lifted in 2022.
New details about sexual assault case against billionaire Frank Stronach
Sexual assault charges laid against Canadian businessman Frank Stronach involve three women who police allege were victimized in 1980, 1986, and 2023, according to documents recently filed in a Brampton court.
Abducted child found dead and sister injured in suspected human trafficking case, authorities say
36-year-old Daniel Callahan was arrested Thursday after a 35-year-old mother was found dead and her two abducted daughters were later discovered in Mississippi – one dead and the other alive – in what investigators say may be a human trafficking case.
Her dying husband worried she'd have money troubles. Then she won the lottery
In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman's husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone. But two weeks before he died in April of complications from a brain tumor, the Pennsylvania woman bought a scratch-off state lottery ticket that netted her $1 million.
U.S. regulators investigating unusual 'Dutch roll' of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max
Federal officials are investigating an unusual rolling motion during the flight of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max.
Several major weather advisories issued across Canada
CTVNews.ca followed several weather advisories across Canada.
'He killed her': Sask. judge finds Greg Fertuck guilty
Greg Fertuck has been found guilty of First Degree Murder and indignity to human remains in the death of his estranged wife.