Environment Canada Extends Hurricane Watch to Halifax as Lee Creeps Closer

Environment Canada Extends Hurricane Watch to Halifax as Lee Creeps Closer
A boater removes a sailboat from the wharf in Chester N.S. in anticipation of the arrival of hurricane Lee, as Jennifer Chandler poses for a photo, on Sept. 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Michael MacDonald
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Boats were being pulled out of the water in Nova Scotia Friday as forecasters warned hurricane Lee could soon bring damaging winds, large waves, flooding and power outages.

Jennifer Chandler, commodore at the Chester Yacht Club, said she and her team have been working for days to prepare for what she anticipates will be a “significant storm.” Chester is in Lunenburg County, which with neighbouring Halifax County was added Friday to the list of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick communities under a hurricane watch.