Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed off the South Carolina coast and is just 100 miles south of my most prized place on the planet, Hatteras Island. Tropical Storm Warnings have been posted for the entire North Carolina coast including the Outer Banks. The storm is expected to move northeast today just off the coast. Heavy rain, thunderstorms and a surge of 2-3 feet is expected along the barrier islands. Winds are expected to be over 50mph with this storm. Further ahead into this week, Cristobal will head for Nova Scotia. The storm is expected to cross the province by Wednesday morning as a 50mph Tropical Storm. Stay tuned for further statements on this storm.
Locally, heavy rain from a tropical airmass is forecast today in parts of Ontario, Quebec and New England. Flash Flood Watches have been posted for the hard hit areas of upstate New York and Vermont. The region has had two consecutive days of severe weather with flooding, wind damage and thousands of people without power. Numerous trees are down and some roads had to be closed close to the Quebec/Vermont border in the Lake Champlain Islands.
I drove through a wicked storm on the 401 near Cornwall on Friday. The storm dumped so much rain the water was running across the highway. Many vehicles pulled off. Lightning crackled across the sky while the rain fell. it was one of the coolest storms I have seen in some time. Sadly because of reasons beyond my control, no pictures. However the picture above is of rain falling through last nights sunset in Montreal. Very neat!
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