Though Hurricane Arthur ruined several Fourth of July cookouts along the U.S. east coast this weekend, the storm has not led to any deaths or major injuries.

According to Bloomberg News, Arthur is on a projected path to make landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia some time Saturday. But on Independence Day, Arthur is going to dump heavy rain on some coastal New England towns and cities.

Arthur hit the Carolinas hard Thursday, but the forecast is clear for Friday. Fortunately for North Carolina, no major injuries were reported and the storm seems to have passed just in time for the Fourth of July.

"The North Carolina beaches are open for business," Gov. Pat McCrory said in a statement, noting that visitors should be wary of rip currents.

After passing by North Carolina, Arthur was downgraded to a category-1 storm because its top-end wind speeds slowed to 90mph. Traveling 25mph up the coast, weather experts predict the storm will continue to lose its power. But Chris Fogarty, manager of the agency in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, said he is expecting a nor'easter when Arthur makes landfall.

"You can think of this as a hurricane transforming into a nor'easter type storm," he told Bloomberg News. "A nor'easter with extra potency."

According to a radar on Weather.com projecting a future path of the storm, the brunt of the storm should pass by the Conn.-N.Y. coast, approaching Mass. by Friday night. Arthur began as a tropical storm and could end up with the same status if it continues to lose power.

The Weather Channel reported that in Mass., Nantucket and Cape Cod have issued tropical storm warnings early Friday, as have Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Tom Kines, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc., told Bloomberg News Arthur will drift farther out to sea as it passes New England's coast, making its closest approach at Cape Cod, Mass.

"Then it will head into far eastern Canada, giving them a good punch," he said. "It's going to be a powerful storm for those folks."