Hurricanes Do Hit Canada. This Time Newfoundland Bore The Brunt

 Oh yes indeed, hurricanes do indeed hit Canada - especially the east coast. This time Huuricane Igor slammed Newfoundland and a week later many people are still cut off in remote villages while crews are frantically trying to repair completely washed out roads and bridges. It'll still be some time before they are back to normal.
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Ask the Weather Guys: Do hurricanes ever hit Canada?:

With recent attention on the massive and powerful Hurricane Igor in the Atlantic Ocean, the question arose as to whether hurricanes ever effect Canada.

The Maritime Provinces of eastern Canada are visited by the remnants of Atlantic hurricanes with some regularity. In fact, Hurricane Igor, which struck Bermuda on Sept. 19, struck the Avalon Peninsula in the far southeast portion of Newfoundland, Canada, on Sept. 21. Road washouts, toppled trees, flooding and some deaths were attributed to the storm.

By the time Igor made it to Newfoundland, it was in the process of transitioning from a tropical storm to an extratropical storm. Though the details of this process are fascinating and relevant for understanding some of the weather elements associated with the storm, the strong winds (in excess of 70 mph with gusts to over 115 mph) remained a significant aspect of Igor's path through Newfoundland.

Similar devastating events have occurred in the recent past, such as when Hurricane Juan struck Nova Scotia resulting in millions of dollars in damage to that province in late September 2003.

Igor will continue northward and gradually lose strength over a period of days in the Labrador Sea, west of Greenland. Stirring of the Labrador Sea by surface winds plays a role in the maintenance of the Gulf Stream circulation. By the time he is finished, Igor will have stirred the Atlantic Ocean from the tropics all the way to the Arctic Circle.

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