Lee to make landfall in Nova Scotia midday as a post-tropical system
MIAMI — Lee is now a post-tropical system, meaning it no longer has any tropical characteristics and has transitioned into a general storm system. Nevertheless, Lee will continue to bring tropical storm conditions to the New England coast along with coastal flooding and heavy rain today.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Martha's Vineyard up through coastal and inland Maine to Nova Scotia. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Lee will make landfall around midday in western Nova Scotia and continue towards Newfoundland into Monday. The New England and northeast US coast will see the worst of the impacts today, with improvements by tomorrow.
Elsewhere across the Atlantic, we have Tropical Storm Margot and Tropical Depression 15. Tropical Storm Margot will largely remain out at sea but could bring some impacts to the Azores mid-week next week.
Tropical Depression 15, soon-to-be Nigel, is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm later today. Nigel will not be a threat to the United States.
We're also watching a tropical wave that is poised to move off the coast of Africa by mid-week next week. The National Hurricane Center is currently giving this a 30% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm over the next week.
