Storm surges could be seen around the South Shore as Hurricane Teddy Arrived in Nova Scotia. Photo: Evan Taylor
Tropical Storm Teddy has arrived in Nova Scotia making landfall in Sheet Harbour around 7:30 a.m.
Prior to its arrival, the South Shore saw heavy rainfall and wind throughout Tuesday, with some areas of the South Shore reporting over 50 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours.
Teddy is now making its way across the Northern parts of Nova Scotia with parts of Cape Breton expected to see windspeeds up to 100 kilometres per hour. The storm is expected to weaken as it follows that path after which it will enter the Gulf of St. Lawrence and continue North towards Newfoundland and Labrodour.
Nova Scotia Power is currently reporting around 7,500 of it’s customers are currently without power with the largest outage in Halifax affecting over 3,000 homes. On the South Shore, the only major outage was near Argyle but NS Power is now reporting power has been restored in that area.
During the heaviest winds yesterday large storm surges could be observed along the entire coasts with many docks becoming submerged.
The full extent of the damage is still unknown but no major damages have been reported on the South Shore as of yet. Most damage reports received at this point have been limited to felled trees and flooded roads.
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education deemed roads were safe enough to travel this morning as they greenlit bus routes and did not cancel classes at any of their schools.
Windspeeds are expected to pick up across the province throughout the day with the South Shore likely to see gusts as strong as 70 kilometres per hour.
