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created on 08/09/2011  |  http://fubar.com/wmldswlxh/b342831

Maria blew into Newfoundland as a hurricane Friday and was leaving as a post-tropical cyclone, stirring up waves and trees but underwhelming residents who braced for a tumultuous day. Maria had been a Category 1 hurricane, with winds topping 120 km/hr, when it made landfall in St. Mary's Bay on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula around 3:30 p.m. NT. Within three hours, however, meteorologists had downgraded Maria, even though its tail was packing a bit of wallop in coastal areas. Some exposed areas were expected to experience gusts as high as 140 km/hr. Nonetheless, officials issued warnings Friday night. Environment Canada and the Canadian Hurricane Centre were predicting strong wave activities across Newfoundland and Labrador, with areas of western Newfoundland, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, longchamp outlet the Labrador coast and the Strait of Belle Isle expected to see waves reaching four to nine metres. Similar conditions were anticipated along the northeast coast. Fire and Emergency Services in Newfoundland and Labrador advised people to be cautious around waterways and coastlines during the next few days. A release from the government organization said "conditions may be severely hazardous," and urged residents to be mindful of the conditions throughout the weekend and avoid coastal areas. Maria was just a shadow of Hurricane Igor, which blew apart bridges and roads in September 2010. CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said Maria was smaller than Igor, and was also a fast-moving system. That speed, he said, lessens the potential for the kind of damage seen during Igor. Snoddon said the downgrade did not mean its potential was dramatically different. "That doesn't really change its intensity all that much. It just changes how it's structured," Snoddon said. After occasionally intense rains, the eye of the hurricane brought calm weather — even sunshine — to parts of the Avalon Peninsula on Friday afternoon. However, Snoddon pointed out that the tail of the hurricane could be troublesome. "The winds are much stronger behind the storm than ahead of the storm," he said. Maria had prompted school closures and airport cancellations hours before it touched land. Memorial University shut down classes in the St. John's area, and police urged motorists to take care on regional highways. But the storm proved to be far less intense than many had feared, particularly those who watched Igor's destruction just one year ago. "Lamest hurricane ever?" said one tweet early Friday evening. Environment Canada said toppled trees, widespread power outages and some damage to buildings were possible.

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