After a week of torrential rain and even a tornado, Hurricane Lee continues to track north and is expected to impact eastern New England beginning Friday evening through Saturday. However, 海角换妻 isn鈥檛 expected to bear significant impacts.
Lee is growing in size, but also weakening, as it moves over . But as of Friday afternoon, 海角换妻 Meteorologist Garett Argianas said overall, the state will dodge the storm.
鈥淭here will be some noticeable wind during the day on Saturday. It'll be a breezy day, there could be some power outages, but I'm not expecting any widespread issues with that,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥淭here's a chance for a couple of showers mainly out in eastern 海角换妻, but even the rainfall is not going to be a big deal locally.鈥�
Argianas said there is potential for in 海角换妻 but expects nothing serious. And utility Eversource said it鈥檚 if the storm causes damage in eastern parts of the state.
"Crews will be staged around the state with a heavy emphasis in the areas expecting the highest winds 鈥� so they鈥檙e ready to restore power as soon as it鈥檚 safe to do so,鈥� the company said in a statement.
in potentially affected areas not to drive through flooded waters, to ensure that local emergency alerts are on, check individuals who may need extra assistance, and charge their devices.
鈥淗urricane Lee is forecast to pass offshore of southern New England on Saturday but its impacts will extend far from the storm鈥檚 center, mainly affecting the Massachusetts coastline,鈥� the .
Lee is projected to make landfall near the U.S.-Canada border, likely as a tropical storm.
Other parts of New England are already preparing for more direct impacts from the storm. The NWS projected possible high coastal rip currents and waves, storm surge flooding, damaging winds, and heavy rain for at least Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A dangerous storm surge was projected for Friday evening for Massachusetts' Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Island.
on Friday, and President Joe Biden granted at their governor鈥檚 request. Tropical storm warnings are already in effect for Maine and Massachusetts.
Heavy rain already earlier this week, and severe thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings throughout 海角换妻 on Wednesday.
in 2022. It made landfall in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before hitting Atlantic Canada as a strong post-tropical cyclone, .
And while destructive hurricanes in New England and Atlantic Canada, tropical storm Irene in Vermont.
This story has been updated. 海角换妻's Patrick Skahill and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
