Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from Weather Now 24 and our meteorologists.
What was once Hurricane Lee barreled up the coast of New England and into Atlantic Canada Saturday,churning up high surf and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in its path.
Heavy wind and rain battered parts of New England and Atlantic Canada throughout the day.
The storm also delayed or canceled hundreds of flights at northeast airports including Boston Logan International.
Ahead of Lee,lobster traps were pulled and boats secured. State ferry service was suspended in Maine and states of emergency were declared there as well as in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Click through our slideshow above to see photos from the storm's path.
MORE ON WEATHER.COM
-Hurricanes Off East Coast Like Lee Have Often Brought Deadly Rip Currents
-Floods Raise Questions About New England Dams As Climate Change Drives More Extreme Weather
-After Record Heat,Climate Models Predicted Extreme Flooding
-2023 Shattered Record Number Of US Billion-Dollar Disasters,With Four Months To Go
-Red Cross Announces Blood Shortage,Cites Climate Disasters
Weathernow24.com reporter Jan Childs covers breaking news and features related to weather,space,climate change,the environment and everything in between.
The Weather Now 24’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news,the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company,IBM.
