The storm was predicted to make landfall in Maritime Canada, in addition to possibly touching down in the extreme eastern portion of Maine.
was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as the powerful storm as it raced past the New England coast toward Canada, where it was expected to finally make landfall later Saturday.dodged the predicted worst of the destructive Lee, which despite the downgrade, still boasted fearsome winds as high as 93 miles per hour while barreling northward.
“There have been some pretty impressive wind gusts,” FOX Weather meteorologist Cody Braud told The Post. “We got 93 miles per hour from Grand Manan Island, just off the coast of New Brunswick.” Braud said much of Lee’s impact is being felt off the Maine coast, with 10- to 20-foot waves slashing the shoreline as 83 mph wind gusts were recorded in the far eastern town of Perry.“That’s going to cause problems if waves that are hitting a seawall will be crashing over,” Braud said, noting that there was a possibility for the storm to make landfall in the state’s easternmost portion.Wind gusts were recorded as high as 93 miles per hour in New Brunswick and 83 miles per hour in Maine.
, tropical-force-storm winds continued to whip through Nantucket and Boston, Braud said, with reports of a fallen tree crushing a couple of cars in the state but, so far, no more significant damage. “In terms of major coastal impacts, they’re gonna go ahead and avoid the majority of really anything major,” Braud said, noting continuous light to moderate rain was expected throughout Saturday.
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