Canadian Hurricane Centre
| Centre canadien de prévision des ouragans | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1987 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada |
| Headquarters | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Website | http://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/Default.asp?lang=En&n=DA74FE64-1 |
The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC;
pose a threat to Canada
.
History
1985's
extratropical while maintaining much of its strength into New Brunswick and Labrador
.
Duties
The organization gathers information on tropical and post-tropical cyclones (systems in the process of becoming
extratropical cyclones), predicts their evolution and assesses their potential impact on Canada. Their area of responsibility is bound by the Canada-United States border and extends into waters offshore Canada to 200 nautical miles (370 km). Like other hurricane centres, the Canadian Hurricane Centre makes presentations about tropical cyclones to schools, businesses, the media, and other governmental agencies. They also coordinate with the public concerning additional queries about hurricanes in Canada.[2]
Frequency
While
hurricanes
are relatively uncommon in Canada, they do approach or strike from time to time. Recent occurrences include:
- Campobello Island, New Brunswick, in 1991.
- Hurricane Luis, which struck Newfoundland in September 1995.
- Hurricane Hortense, which struck Nova Scotia in September 1996.
- Hurricane Michael, which struck Newfoundland in October 2000.
- Hurricane Juan, which struck Nova Scotia in September 2003.
- Hurricane Igor, which struck Newfoundland in September 2010.
- Hurricane Dorian, which struck Nova Scotia in September 2019.
- Hurricane Larry, which struck Newfoundland in September 2021.
- Hurricane Fiona which struck Nova Scotia in September 2022.
- Hurricane Lee, which struck Nova Scotia in September 2023.
Also of note due to its rarity and the damage caused is
U.S. East Coast
.
See also
References
- Environment Canada. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. Archived July 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Environment Canada. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. Archived May 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
