Originally Posted by
EmailKid
It did not look good on the news.
According to the news (US network news) it was the strongest storm to ever hit Canada
I believe it. My town is fairly close to the NS/NB border, so we didn't get hit nearly as hard as those to the east of us. That being said, most of the back roads near me are still without power, as well as the southeast side of town. Official estimates are that power will be back on by Wednesday there.
In Nova Scotia we are fairly well equipped to deal with strong-ish winds (gusts to 100 km/h) in winter when there are no leaves on the trees. When we get hit by much stronger winds in the early autumn when the leaves are still green then lots of trees go horizontal. And then there is the storm surge.