Hurricane Marie - watch out Newfoundland Canucks

[malaise]

ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE AVALON
PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO BRIGUS SOUTH AND A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE AVALON PENINSULA FROM ARNOLDS
COVE TO JONES HARBOR.

THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR BERMUDA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO BRIGUS SOUTH.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO JONES HARBOR.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/152044.shtml

[Posteritatis]

1. Yow, it's like it's consciously aiming for the place

Hurricanes don't often track such a straight line this far north.

[malaise]

2. This is happening more and more since

the Oceans are warming up.

[malaise]

4. List of hurricanes to hit Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada_hurricanes

[Posteritatis]

5. I'm in Nova Scotia; trust me, I'm familiar with 'em

Juan basically aimed for my house and spent several days finetuning its path to do so. That was... interesting.

[malaise]

6. Damn!

Stay safe :grouphug:

[grasswire]

3. duck, Newfies

That's one place I want to see.

[grasswire]

7. so what's the update on this? n/t

vv

[Posteritatis]

8. It gave eastern Newfoundland a working over, but there wasn't severe damage

There's plenty of damage, but it sounds like most of it's standard storm damage - power failures, roof damage, basement floods, some broken windows, stuff like that. Insurance companies will be busy, but it turned out to be nothing catastrophic.

(Hurricanes that hit Atlantic Canada tend to be "ho hum" or a gigantic mess with no in between.)