Ernesto is expected to pass over the Avalon Peninsula on Monday night into Tuesday, but the current path shows the eye of the storm not making landfall. Heaviest winds are expected to stay west of the centre, while heaviest rains are expected to stay east.
A hurricane expert says the centre of Hurricane Ernesto could avoid making landfall off Newfoundland, but is still keeping an eye on the heaviest rain and winds heading into the weekend.Hurricane Ernesto is expected to pass over the Avalon Peninsula on Monday night into Tuesday, but the current path shows the eye of the storm not making landfall.
The latest track of the storm now passing over Bermuda is expected to pick up speed in colder water before making its way over eastern Newfoundland on Monday night into Tuesday. "What we expect the storm to look like by the time it passes there is that the heaviest rain is going to be on the left side of the track, and that the strongest winds are going to be on the right-hand side," he said.
Waves could reach between five and 10 metres in peak height overnight in open areas of the coast and east of the Burin Peninsula. There's also a risk of storm surge, damage to wharfs and other structures, and possible coastal erosion.Meteorologists are keeping an eye on Hurricane Ernesto as it moves north from Bermuda and toward the Atlantic provinces. The storm is expected to then track east early next week and possibly make landfall over the Avalon Peninsula.
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