Harvey likely to have little impact on Canada – but the next storm might
HALIFAX — Although Hurricane Harvey isn’t expected to have much of an impact on Canada, forecasters are warning of another potentially powerful storm that could blow through eastern parts of the country next week.
Halifax meteorologist Jim Murtha said Harvey — which strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it steered toward the Texas coast on Friday — could bring some rainfall anywhere from southern Ontario to the Maritimes in several days.
“We’re not talking copious amounts of rain by the looks of it. The bigger worst-case scenario is the development of the next storm. That’s the one that right now, we really want to pay attention to,” said Murtha, who works out of the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth.
Murtha said the storm could develop over the weekend off the east coast of Florida.