130,000 without power as Lee treks across Nova Scotia

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130,000 without power as Lee treks across Nova Scotia
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Lee has started its trip across Nova Scotia in the darkness of Saturday morning, and by daylight thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers were without ...

The ground has been soaked by weeks of regular and heavy rains, and trees are more likely to topple because of the saturation. Up to four inches of rain is expected today in some areas of the province

Lee became post-tropical at the 6 a.m. update but still had category 1 force maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h. Next update on wind status is at 9 a.m, Saltwire's Allister Aalders said Saturday morning.The Canadian Hurricane Centre and the National Hurricane Center have shifted the track slightly east with a potential landfall between Yarmouth and Shelburne.

A Yarmouth public works employee cuts up a tree that fell near Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery on Parade Street Saturday morning during Tropical Storm Lee. - Tina Comeau

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