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August 8, 1926: The 1926 Nova Scotia hurricane made landfall in Nova Scotia as an extratropical storm, killing 55–58 people. August 24, 1927: The 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane made landfall in Nova Scotia as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph (169 km/h) winds, causing immense damage, reaching $1.6 million (1927 USD), and killed 172–193 people.
1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1869 Saxby Gale; 1893 Great Charleston hurricane; 1900 Galveston hurricane; 1926 Nova Scotia hurricane; 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane; 1932 Bahamas hurricane; 1940 New England hurricane; 1940 Nova Scotia hurricane; 1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland hurricane; 1970 Canada hurricane; 1991 Perfect Storm
3 "Nova Scotia" 3 "Louisiana" 4 "Miami" 4 "Havana–Bermuda" 1927: 8 4 1 56.48 184 Unknown 3 "Nova Scotia" 3 "Nova Scotia" 1928: 6 4 1 83.48 4,289 $102M 5 "Okeechobee" 5 "Okeechobee" Least active season that featured a category 5 hurricane, tied with 1977.
January 17. 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, January 16) at – The unnamed subtropical storm reaches peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 976 mbar (28.82 inHg), about 345 mi (555 km) south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Tracks of hurricanes that made landfall between 1938 and 1991. NOTE: This entry was written before Post-Tropical Storm Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia with 70 mph sustained winds on Sept. 16, 2023.
1926 Nova Scotia hurricane; 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane; 1929 Grand Banks earthquake; 1993 Storm of the Century; Mid-December 2007 North American winter storms; Early December 2007 North American winter storm
[3]: 26–27 Also known as "The Lord's Day Gale" and "The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873," [15] the storm generated gales at Sydney, Truro, and Halifax, and produced at least 2.0 in (50 mm) of rain at each of those locations. Overall, the hurricane destroyed about 1,200 boats and 900 buildings in Nova Scotia. [8]
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