Hurricane warning

Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday.

Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico activated the National Guard to help distribute diesel fuel to hospitals and supermarkets. President Joe Biden to say Thursday that the full force of the federal government is ready to help the U.S. Authorities in Nova Scotia sent an emergency alert to phones warning of Fiona's arrival and urging people to say inside, avoid the shore, charge devices and have enough supplies for at least 72 hours. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph). "This is is definitely going to be one of, if not the most powerful, tropical cyclones to affect our part of the country," said Ian Hubbard, meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Residents in those regions should be prepared to move out if needed," the alert read. There's something coming, and just how bad is yet to be determined," said David, wearing his outdoor waterproof gear. Fiona was a Category 4 hurricane when it pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds earlier Friday as it swept by the island on a route heading for northeastern Canada. National Hurricane Center said Fiona should reach the area as a "large and powerful post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds." In the meantime we encourage everyone to stay safe and to listen to the instructions of local authorities and hang in there for the next 24 hours." The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane watch over extensive coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. It was centered about 140 miles (220 kilometers) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading north at 46 mph (74 kph).