Wind From ‘Very Powerful’ Fiona Knocks Out Power to Homes in Nova Scotia, PEI
HALIFAX—High winds knocked out power in thousands of homes in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. Friday night as people in Atlantic Canada began feeling the wrath of Fiona.
By 10 p.m., more than 14,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia had been plunged into darkness. Most of the outages were reported in the central part of the province, mainly in the communities of Sackville, Truro and Stellarton.
In Prince Edward Island more than 1,000 homes and businesses had lost power as the wind picked up across the region.
Earlier in the day, people across Atlantic Canada stocked up on last−minute essentials and storm−proofed their properties ahead of the arrival of Fiona, which forecasters said will hit the region as a “very powerful” post−tropical storm….