Kyle

[kaj27]

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_ecan_1070_100.jpg

He looks mad

[puppyluv]

Tag noticed this am that the tv weather network was giving differing reports vs the net weather network....

[kaj27]

Saint John and County
12:52 PM ADT Saturday 27 September 2008
Wind warning for
Saint John and County issued

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.
Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through your local radio and television stations or Weatheradio.



WWCN31 CWHX 271526
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 12:26 PM ADT SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2008.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= SAINT JOHN AND COUNTY
=NEW= GRAND MANAN AND COASTAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY
=NEW= ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARITIMES. WIND
AND OR RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR AN INCIPIENT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITION POSES A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SPECIFIED
AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS. BY NATURE A TROPICAL STORM ALSO IMPLIES THE
THREAT OF LOCAL FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.

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==DISCUSSION==
AT NOON SATURDAY THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED
WEST OF BERMUDA AND MOVING NORTHWARD. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK KYLE
IS FORECAST TO PASS JUST WEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA LATE SUNDAY
EVENING AND MAKE LANDFALL ON THE COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

RAIN.. AMOUNTING TO 50 TO 100 MILLIMETRES.. AND OR STRONG WINDS..
SUSTAINED AT 65 KM/H OR MORE AND GUSTING TO 90 TO 110 KM/H ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF NOVA SCOTIA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
SUNDAY EVENING.

THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TODAY AS THE PATH AND
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE BECOMES MORE CLEAR.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

END/CNN

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[kaj27]

Watches upgrade....too many to post you can check the link here...

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/nb-23_metric_e.html

[Pumpkin]

I just read it has been upgraded to a hurricane.....I got this off the main page of isaintjohn.......



Tropical storm Kyle has grown into a hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said Saturday evening.

With winds of up to 120 km/h, the hurricane could make landfall anywhere between Nova Scotia and Maine, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

The storm is aimed directly for Saint John, according to Guy Roussel, a meteorologist at the Canadian Hurricane Centre. Kyle is expected to lash the Maritimes with up to 140 mm of rain and winds reaching up to 120 km/h by late Sunday or early Monday morning.

"Rainfalls will be kind of torrential in some areas. Within 12 hours you could get up to 100 mm of rain," Roussel said.

"That would cause rivers to flood too and also cause flooding in the city, a lot of run-off and conditions like that."

A hurricane watch has been issued for Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby counties in southwestern Nova Scotia. A tropical storm watch is in place for the rest of the province and southwestern New Brunswick, according to the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

A hurricane watch is also in place for parts of the coast of Maine — the state's first hurricane watch in 17 years, according to the U.S. National Weather Service

Kyle, which is the 11th named storm this season in the Atlantic, was about 500 kilometres west-northwest of Bermuda by 5 p.m. ET Saturday, moving north at 37 km/h.

N.B., N.S. will be hit hardest
Kyle could make landfall near Eastport, Maine, by late Sunday, the U.S. hurricane centre said, putting the storm's strongest winds in New Brunswick.

New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia will be hit the hardest, CBC meteorologist Steve Stringer said Saturday, although winds are predicted to settle down as the storm moves through the Bay of Fundy.

The Canadian Red Cross said it has 650 vounteers on standby across the region.

The storm comes on the anniversary of Hurricane Juan, which killed four people in the Maritimes in 2003. Damage was estimated at $250 million.

And Maritimers are still cleaning out hundreds of flooded basements after being hit by tropical storm Hannah just a couple of weeks ago.

Power outages possible
Environment Canada issued special weather warnings on Friday for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as Kyle tracked northward.

New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization issued a severe weather advisory in the afternoon, warning residents living along streams and rivers to be prepared for localized flooding.

The storm also has the potential to create power outages and damage to trees and property, said EMO spokesman Andy Morton.

"People should look around their property and secure any loose items that might be affected by wind," Morton said.

The storm has already hit the Carolinas in the United States, dumping about 100 mm of rain along the coast. As the system moves up the mid-Atlantic seaboard, it is expected to bring storm winds, coastal flooding, high surf and rip currents to the region.

[Corinne]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

[dan j]

Anyone on the West Side have dark/dirty looking water? If so, does anyone know if this is planned flushing or if today's low pressure system caused some interruption in our water?

[kaj27]

Kyle closes in
September 28, 2008 - 3:36 pm
By: Andrea Cyr - News 88.9 Staff







SAINT JOHN - The city is bracing for the worst storm in 30 years.

New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization Director, Ernie MacGillivray, says the impact will be comparable to the ice storm of 1998, but perhaps more wide spread.

He says, "people need to pay attention to what we are telling them".

He adds, "people need to secure their property and be prepared to be self-sufficient for 2-3 days. Gas up the car, fill your propane tank, go to the store".

Kyle is expected to make landfall in the Lepreau area around midnight bringing winds up to 110km/h and as much as 100 millimetres of rain.

News 88.9 will have continuing coverage throughout the evening and overnight to keep you up to date.

[je12122]

I knew we weren't going to get anything even half as bad as they were saying.....Saying it was going to be worse then the ice storm...all we got was some rain, even the wiinds weren't bad at all.