Cristobal to bring heavy rain our way today

By The Canadian Press
Tue. Jul 22 - 5:25 AM

Nova Scotia is bracing for a downpour as tropical storm Cristobal churns its way up the Atlantic Coast towards the province.
Up to 100 millimetres of rain could be dumped on Halifax and other parts of Nova Scotia as the storm moves into the region early today.
Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for southwestern and coastal areas reaching up to Guysborough County.
"The Fundy coast of New Brunswick and southern parts of P.E.I. could see heavy rain, but not as much as southwestern Nova Scotia," said meteorologist Bob Robichaud.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth cautioned that the heavy rains could cause flooding in some areas.
Much of the Maritimes was already drenched on Monday by a separate weather system.
Robichaud said there won’t be much of a difference once Cristobal arrives.
"It’s going to be showers that are becoming more frequent and heavier as the day goes on," he said.
Forecasters said the storm’s most powerful gusts would remain offshore as the centre of Cristobal moves over Georges Bank around midday today.
The rain should end from west to east tonight as Cristobal moves east, and is due to settle off the coast of southern Newfoundland by Thursday.
Cristobal formed as a tropical storm off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, but is expected to be downgraded to post-tropical storm status once it hits Nova Scotia.
On Monday afternoon, Cristobal was moving away from the North Carolina coast at around 20 kilometres per hour, tracking northeast with maximum winds of 102 kilometres per hour.
Weather systems are considered tropical storms when they reach maximum sustained winds of 62 kilometres per hour.
The storm brought heavy rain and rough seas to the Carolina coast over the weekend.
Minor flooding was reported Saturday in Wilmington, N.C., and the area picked up over 87 millimetres of rain, a record for the day.

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Note:The temps shown in the forecast block on the right are collected at the nearest local weather station located at Western Head which is very near the ocean.The temps there are quite different than here usually.