Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack reported live from the shores of the Bay of Fundy on Sept. 16, as Tropical Wind and Rainstorm Lee headed for a second landfall in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
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00:00 We go to Aaron J. Jack now, who is currently working his way through Atlantic Canada.
00:06 And what are you finding there now, Aaron?
00:07 >> Yeah, so I'm currently in St. John, New Brunswick.
00:12 I've been here all day.
00:13 We had no tide earlier today, but all -- that was early this morning, but all day,
00:18 the tide has been rising, but right now, where I'm standing, we had waves,
00:23 big waves crashing here earlier today.
00:25 But over the last couple of hours, I've watched the water push out of the bay,
00:29 the Bay of Fundy, where you get the biggest tides in the world,
00:32 up to 53 feet of tide from low to high tide.
00:35 And the offshore flow, as the center of the cyclone approaches St. John,
00:40 is shoving the water out of the bay right now.
00:43 I've watched it move 100 to 200 yards away, back away from me.
00:46 But as the cyclone moves to the north today, later tonight,
00:50 after we get the second landfall likely here, it's near St. John, New Brunswick,
00:54 all that water is going to become rushing back into the Bay of Fundy here.
00:59 And this will likely be underwater where I'm standing at in the next four to five hours.
01:03 But quite incredible to watch, despite having a high tide right now,
01:08 high tide, the tide moving in, to watch the water being pulled out of the Bay of Fundy right now.
01:12 >> Now, you mentioned that water has retreated.
01:16 Have people been staying away from those areas?
01:19 Have they understood the risk that that water is going to come back in?
01:22 >> I think people have -- all day, people have been visiting the beach here.
01:26 They've been checking out the storm.
01:28 I think because we're getting close to dark here, we're in Atlantic time here in New Brunswick.
01:33 But I think a lot of people have started to head home.
01:35 They realize that the worst of the storm is coming for New Brunswick now
01:39 over the next one to two hours.
01:41 But I definitely can feel the center of the cyclone getting closer.
01:45 The strongest sustained winds I've felt all day are happening right now.
01:48 And I expect those winds to increase over the next one to two hours,
01:52 start to get those gusts to be approaching 65, 70 miles per hour.
01:57 >> Now, we have seen some power outages along the coast, both in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
02:02 What has been your experience with some of the power outages and downed trees?
02:06 >> Here in St. John, New Brunswick, they've got power here.
02:10 I haven't seen any power outages, but a little bit earlier to the south,
02:13 I see you're showing footage from the ambulance forward to the south, closer to the U.S. border.
02:18 I did see some trees coming down earlier as those first outer bands made their way
02:23 on shore earlier this morning, bringing down some trees, knocking out some power
02:27 for people in New Brunswick.
02:28 More power outages as well down in Maine.
02:31 But I expect the power outages to increase overnight here in New Brunswick as the center
02:37 of the cyclone comes ashore and then makes that pivot off to the north, up to the Bay of Fundy,
02:42 and as we could see some significant flooding along the coast here in New Brunswick.
02:47 >> That is Erin Jajak reporting for AccuWeather.
02:51 Thank you for joining us, and of course, stay safe as that water gets ready
02:55 to come back in in the upcoming hours.