Post-Tropical Cyclone Leslie – Day 12
Position: 49.4N 53.6W [10AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [030°] near 45 mph [72 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 345 miles [555 km].
Minimum central pressure: 968 mb ↓.
Currently about 130 miles [ 210 km] North-Northwest of St Johns, Newfoundland.
After meandering for 10 days, Leslie stomped on the accelerator yesterday afternoon and came ashore near St Pierre, Newfoundland this morning as a maximum tropical storm with hurricane-force wind gusts.
The increase in speed was part of the transition to a post-tropical cyclone, and this is the final NHC advisory on the storm.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Stones Cove to Charlottetown, Newfoundland.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Indian Harbour to Triton, Newfoundland.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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