Mainers and Canadians Take Care..State of Maine Issues Hurricane Watch Following Kyle Strengthening

A hurricane watch has been issued for the US state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick on late Sunday or early Monday, the National Hurricane Center forecasters said Saturday.

“On the forecast track, the center of Kyle is forecast to be near eastern New England or the Canadian Maritimes late Sunday,” the National Hurricane Center said.

A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions with winds of at least 74 mph, are possible within 36 hours.

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This is Maine’s first hurricane watch in 17 years. A hurricane warning was posted for Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts in September 1996, according to the Weather Service office in Taunton, Mass.

The Coast Guard urged sailors to stay at shore as much as possible as the storm may hinder their ability to respond to emergencies. Also authorities have urged Maine residents on coastal islands to evacuate if they depend on electricity for medical reasons, because ferry service will probably shut down on Sunday, Robert McAleer, Maine Emergency Management Agency director, said.

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Go and withdraw a week's supply of cash from your ATM. You will need cash if there is no power.

Bay of Fundy

:grouphug: take care, Canadian cousins!

likely to get hit as hard as our Canadian cousins. Hope we all ride it out all right!

nt