Hurricane Kyle's winds whip region

According to a 9 p.m. update from the Canadian Hurricane Centre, hurricane Kyle was located 30 kilometres southwest of Yarmouth.

Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 120 km/h. Kyle was moving north northeast at 24 km/h as it continues on its track towards New Brunswick.

The hurricane has been responsible for many broken tree branches around Yarmouth County, although shortly after 9 p.m. Nova Scotia Power was reporting on its outage line that there were no major power outages in the Yarmouth area, although lights had been flickering throughout the evening.

A hurricane warning remained in effect for Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne counties. A tropical storm warning continued for Queens, Lunenburg and Annapolis counties and parts of New Brunswick.

Wind gusts of 90 to 130 km/h could be expected over southwestern Nova Scotia this evening.

The Atlantic Storm Prediction Center had issued a storm surge warning for higher than normal water levels along the coast of Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. The combination of storm surge and wave setup are expected to result in water levels of more than one metre above the high tide, which will be occurring within a couple of hours of the storm arriving this evening. This combination could cause some coastal flooding.

It was being emphasized that portions of southwestern N.S. and southwestern N.B. will likely encounter tree damage during the strongest winds of Kyle. This could result in downed power lines and damage to structures.

NovaNewsNow.com will have more coverage on Monday on how the area weathered the storm.

Kyle is still expected to weaken over the cold water of the Bay of Fundy then rapidly finish its transition into a post-tropical low as it moves over southeastern N.B.