We’ve been keeping very close tabs on the track of Hurricane Lee for the last several days now.
Latest track of Hurricane Lee
We’ve been monitoring whether or not Lee was going to make more of a shift to the west and bring it closer to the New England coast. To this point, the shift farther west has not happened. The odds are much higher that Lee will continue its trek north-northeast over the next 24-36 hours before kicking off to the northeast rather quickly on Sunday.
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State of emergency announced in Massachusetts and Maine
Maine is under a tropical storm warning along its coast after its first hurricane watch in 15 years was dropped Friday afternoon. The state remains under a state of emergency as declared by Gov. Janet Mills.
The rest of the region is under a tropical storm warning, with powerful winds (as high as 60 mph on the Cape) and coastal flooding (1 to 3-foot storm surge) expected to arrive late this afternoon in southern New England and spread north tonight through Saturday. The strongest wind gusts will be in the morning hours Saturday through roughly noon, then a slow ramp down through the rest of the day.
Massachusetts is also under a state of emergency.
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We’re watching the high tide cycle around noon on Saturday for some minor splash over or minor flooding on the Cape and Nantucket. Rough surf and beach erosion will likely be the biggest impacts felt along the coast.
Power outage potential
While a few power outages will be possible, it will be confined to isolated pockets of power loss. Western and central parts of Massachusetts and western and central New Hampshire will considerably lower impacts from Lee. These are the areas that will the sun first on Saturday, and it could make for a pleasant afternoon.
By Sunday, Lee is long gone with sunshine warming us back up to the upper 70s. Clouds could reach us late evening, but the Patriots game will be dry.
