Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee is mere hours from landfall in Canadian Maritimes leaving over 145,000 without power as the sprawling storm reaches back into New England, threatening near-hurricane-force winds, pounding surf and bursts of heavy rain.
While the name of Lee has changed from “hurricane” to “post-tropical cyclone,” the difference for those in New England is in title only.
As Lee moves closer to landfall, Nova Scotia Power says over 125,000 customers are without power. More than 20,000 households were also experiencing outages in the New England area – the vast majority in Maine. These numbers are expected to increase into Saturday afternoon in tandem with increasing wind gusts, with trees and power lines at risk of falling.