Fiona already battered a series of Caribbean islands earlier in the week, killing at least eight people and knocking out power for virtually all of Puerto Rico's 3.3 million people during a sweltering heatwave.
"I'm taking every precaution to stay safe," said Dean Williams, a resident of the capital city of Hamilton.As of 1am Irish time, Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 215km/hr and was about 455km west-southwest of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at 31km/hr, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Much of Atlantic Canada has been upgraded to HURRICANE WARNINGS & TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. This means hurricane and/or tropical storm conditions are expected within 24 hours. #atlstorm #TWNStormCentre #nlwx #Fiona #HurricaneFiona pic.twitter.com/PxB91UpNGP Like Dorian, Fiona could ease to a post-tropical storm, but Dorian still carried Category 2 intensity, with sustained winds of 155km/hr.Fiona could also dump more rain. Forecasters say areas close to its path could get up to 200mm of rain, while winds could damage buildings and cause utility outages, with storm surges swamping the coastlines.
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