In its 5 a.m. EDT advisory, the National Hurricane Center said that the former hurricane was about 160 miles northeast of Halifax.

One of the strongest storms ever to hit Canada made landfall over Guysborough, leaving hundreds of people without power, The Washington Post reported.

The National Hurricane Center said Fiona was moving north at 26 mph.

The National Hurricane Center said Fiona was moving north at 26 mph.

Parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward began feeling the effects of Fiona early Saturday as winds and rains caused power outages, CNN reported.

More than 376,000 customers across Nova Scotia were without power so far, according to the region’s power outage center.

Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, told CTV that Fiona could be a bigger storm than Hurricane Juan, which caused major damage in Halifax in 2003.

He added that the storm is about the same size as post-tropical storm Dorian, which impacted Canada in 2019.

“But it is stronger than Dorian was,” Robichaud told reporters during a briefing. “It’s certainly going to be a historic, extreme event for eastern Canada.”