The federal government ordered the largest-ever peacetime deployment of troops, with 15,000 Canadian Forces personnel called in to provide shelter and medical care, clear roads and deliver supplies. This article takes a closer look at the top 5 deadliest recorded disasters that have ever happened in Canada. [9] Later, it weakened to tropical storm as it crossed over Georgia and South Carolina, although it briefly regained hurricane status before last being observed late on September20. The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane, August 1873. The most catastrophic flooding in Albertas history caused as much as $6 billion in losses and property damage, displacing 110,000 people in Canadas largest evacuation in 60 years. Die Fortschritte Der Physik - Volume 30 - Page 1106 Seismologists warn the Cascadia fault line is due for a big one soonmegathrust earthquakes have happened there every few hundred years. Shipwrecks and Sailors of Prince Edward Island The isthmus between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick was almost completely under water. 1. As it passed to the south of Nova Scotia, it slowed down, and drifted towards the coast of Newfoundland. Found inside West Indies, by a hurricane; about 1,000 lives lost. 1873. Jan. 22.British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost 1873. Nov. 23.White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. 1873. Found inside Page 511This was a severe cyclone that was first recognized as existing some distance southwest of Cuba ; it passed over Florida on the 6th On the 16th it moved rapidly southeastward over Nova Scotia , and then turned to the east . It moved northwestward, hitting Haiti as a 115mph(185km/h) hurricane. By far the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history was the wildfire that razed 590,000 hectares around Fort McMurray in the summer of 2016, incurring $9.9 billion in damages. It recurved to the north and northeast as it was reaching its peak of 115mph(185km/h). Found inside Page 400Streets surrounding the theater were so narrow that no ladders could be raised to those who had managed to reach the NOVA SCOTIA , CANADA HURRICANE August 24-25 , 1873 Known as the Great Nova Scotia Hurricane , the storm that ravaged LOCATION: NOVA SCOTIA al. It moved across Florida the next day, and was last observed on September24. 1878 Oct 13th,80mph from the WSW. Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness - Wills Creek [3], A few days after the previous storm, another storm was observed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September22. Serial set (no.0-3099) - Page 396 Just before midnight on March 4, a huge snowslide hurled a 91-ton locomotive off the tracks and buried 62 men, half of whom were Japanese workers. Some historical records indicate as many as 500 lives (mostly sailors), 1200 boats and 900 homes were lost in Nova Scotia. Despite triggering the first-ever hurricane warning issued by the U.S. Found inside Page 17Probably a greatly modified hurricane ; see ( 15 ) p . +21 1870 Oct. 24 1730 1873 Aug. 8 1930 1877 Nov. Cumberland Basin , New Brunswick 1870 Oct. 25 Oct. 24 0000 1100 Pictou , Nova Scotia . 1873 Aug. 9 Aug. George MacLaren writes in his Pictou Book that the storm of August 24, 1873 " was probably one of the most severe and destructive that has visited our coast in years". Found inside Page 393 hurricane of 1873 days , and part of each day we were either running caused a loss of one thousand vessels in the North easily urder studding - sails or hove - to , or scudding oft Atlantic ; the whole coast of Nova Scotia and Cape List of disasters in Canada by death toll - en.LinkFang.org ARCHIVED - Environment and Climate Change Canada - Weather The Spanish Flu of 1918 ravaged Canada and to date is the worst disaster in the country's history. Found inside Page 244The Meteorology of the North Atlantic during August , 1873. By Capt . Henry Toynbee . Illustrated by daily charts showing the rise and progress of the hurricane which did so much damage in Nova Scotia and its neighborhood on the 25th of The origin of many of these stands is the blowdown resulting from Saxby's Gale. Also called the Lords Day Gale, this relatively weak hurricanea Category 2 by modern estimateswas still deadly, destroying 1,200 boats and 900 buildings, causing floods and high winds, and killing an estimated 600 throughout Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. By accounts, it levelled most of the business district within 20 minutes with winds up to 400 km/hour, flattening buildings and causing houses to explode from the pressure. The hurricane continued to lose intensity, weakening to Category1 on August 25 while south of Newfoundland. The Strategic Role of Perigean Spring Tides: In Nautical - Page 17 The 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane (also known as the 1927 Great August Gale or the Great Gale of August 24) was the deadliest tropical cyclone striking Canada in the 20th century. The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane, August 1873. Hurricanes, Their Nature and History, Particularly Those of - Page 214 On August 21, 1873, 145 years ago, the U.S. Army Signal Corps' National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning extending from Cape May, NJ to New London, CT. This was a deadly hurricane killing over 500 in Nova scotia even though it passes far south of Nova Scotia mainland. It weakened and restrengthened to a major hurricane before hitting Florida on October7. 48 - Opmiska Community Hall fire, Chapais, Quebec, December 31, 1979. The storm came faster and stronger than anyone ever expected. References Cyclopaedia.net, Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873. It moved northward before turning and striking near the Florida/Georgia border on June2. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. June 30th 1912, the Regina Cyclone. 1873 Atlantic hurricane season wiki | TheReaderWiki In late August, a violent storm had pummeled the eastern seaboard just as the American Revolutionary War was in full swing. Found inside Page 58The Story of a Nova Scotia Family, 1844-1977 Robert M. Mennel On some occasion, as after the hurricane of 1873, the expense was considerable, requiring special assessments running over several years. Above all, Iohn Will viewed his Hundreds of lives and farms were lost. Despite its relatively low maximum winds, the Nova Scotia Cyclone was a deadly storm. The Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873, also known as the Great Nova Scotia Cyclone, was a hurricane that caused heavy damage and killed 500 people in Nova Scotia and 100 in Newfoundland in August of the 1873 Atlantic hurricane season.The hurricane actually remained offshore of Nova Scotia and made landfall in Newfoundland. This article takes a closer look at the top 5 deadliest recorded disasters that have ever happened in Canada. Weather Bureau as the storm crawled up the coast, most Maritimers were unprepared. Legend tells of a great trembling and a rush of fire and smoke, sent down the mountain by an angry Creator to punish a group of children for harming salmon. Hurricane Three was first seen in the Gulf of Mexico on September18. Found inside Page 206 by a hurricane ; 1,000 lives lost . 1873 , January 22 British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness ; 300 lives lost . 1873 , November 23 - White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia ; 547 lives lost . a shipwreck, where the The first storm of the season developed on June1 over the western Bahamas. It was on August 23rd and August 24th in 1873 that Nova Scotia experienced what's thought to be the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Cape Breton. Three storms attained hurricane status, with winds of 75mph (119km/h) or greater. The storm came faster and stronger than anyone ever expected. There was, however, one problem: the train journey through the Rockies to Vancouver depended on one perilous passage through the Selkirk Mountains. Most 18th-century ships were no match for the Atlantics most powerful storms, and an estimated three out of every five New England sailors died at sea each year. It was discovered in the Cape Verde region and pursued a rather ordinary course, finally reaching the coast of Nova Scotia on August 24. Disasters . Found inside Page 275August 24, 1873 At least 600 died and 1,032 ships foundered in the hurricane that devastated Nova Scotia on August 24, 1873. While it may be true that the death toll of pre-20th century hurricanes is abnormally tilted toward perished [The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873 left over 1000 ships stranded on the coast of Cape Breton Island and killed some 500 people. Check out these photos of earthquakes that made history. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the season, the storm developed from a trough situated well east of the Leeward Islands on July 29. Here are theemergency items you should always have in your home. The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane, August 1873. The hurricane actually remained offshore of Nova Scotia and made landfall in Newfoundland. The hurricane turned to the northeast, retaining its intensity over the warm Gulf Stream waters. This is where the death toll numbers start reaching staggering proportions not so much because the hurricanes were stronger, but because . It weakened to a Category 1 before slowly making landfall in Newfoundland. "Nova Scotia" Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1927 (cat 3) 1928: 6 4 1 83.48 4,000+ $952.5+ million "Okeechobee" Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 (cat 5) The Okeechobee hurricane is the only known hurricane to strike Puerto Rico at Category 5 strength. On August 17, the storm reached hurricane strength and turned more to the north, likely in response to a break in the subtropical ridge. Found inside Page 29 may have come from his time in the Great War, for he served there with the 17th Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders. vessels with local men aboard went down in the Gulf in the Yankee Gale of 1851 and the great hurricane of 1873. 1873, The Nova Scotia hurricane. An additional 100 lives were lost in Newfoundland. The shores presented a shocking spectacle for some time after, and the fishing nets were hauled up loaded with human bodies, wrote one observer. In Victoria Park not a tree or shrub was left with bark on them. It would take the city of Regina two years to rebuild and 10 years to pay off the debts caused by the tornado. Despite its relatively low maximum winds, the Nova Scotia Cyclone was a deadly storm. Over the next few days, it moved west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm by July 31. The hardened lava bed (above), 38 kilometres long and up to 12 metres deep in some places, is considered a sacred burial ground, and the eruption site is now a provincial park jointly managed with the Nisgaa First Nation. [3] Despite its relatively low maximum winds, the Nova Scotia Cyclone was a deadly storm. This is where the death toll numbers start reaching staggering proportions not so much because the hurricanes were stronger, but because . The storm's westerly path across the tropical Atlantic was typical of a Cape Verde-type hurricane. The hurricane actually remained offshore of Nova Scotia and made landfall in Newfoundland. Found inside Page 31The Martinique cyclone of August 18 , 1891. month it was stated that its earlier history is yet quite problematic , but it is likely to be similar to that of the great Nova Scotia hurricane of August , 1873 , started by a flow of Found inside in New York hurricane; about 1000 lives lost. 1873, Jan. 22.British steamship North Fleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23.White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. 1873, Nov. Found insideThe most noticeable features of the month are ; the hurricane of the 17th to 23rd ; lower temperatures in the districts east of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , with reports of frost from Tenn , and Virg , north and northeastward . The storm quickly dissipated. Spanish Flu - 50,000. Found inside Page 316 1743 , 179 Great Hurricane of 1780 , 180 British Isles ( Big Wind ) , 1839 , 181 Crimea , 1854 , 181-182 Last Island , 1856 , 155-157 Royal Charter Storm , 1859 , 182 Saxby's Gale , 1869 , 183 Nova Scotia Cyclone , 1873 , 183 Category 1 hurricane. 1873 Nova Scotia Hurricane. YEAR APPROX: 1873 The death toll has been disputed as The Monthly . 1874 a hurricane hits with 80mph winds while moving NE Sept 6th. Firefighters struggled to control the inferno, which grew so large that it started producing pyrocumulus clouds and lightning. "Nova Scotia" Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1927 (cat 3) 1928: 6 4 1 83.48 4,000+ $952.5+ million "Okeechobee" Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 (cat 5) The Okeechobee hurricane is the only known hurricane to strike Puerto Rico at Category 5 strength. Found inside Page 283 by a hurricane; about 1,000 lives lost. 1873, Jan. 22British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness: 300 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 283. Other Great Marine Disasters. This is not the first, nor will it be the last hurricane to plow its way through Nova Scotia. The character of province's forest can largely be attributed to the impact of natural phenomena such as hurricanes, fires or insects and diseases. Also called the White Hurricane, the storm that battered all five Great Lakes in November of 1913 caused devastation and death on both sides of the border. List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1893 Ship Country Description John Hancock United States While moored at the wharf at Sand Point on the northwestern coast of Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska with a crew of eight and a cargo of 80 tons of salt and provisions aboard, the 167.62-ton, 143.7-foot (43.8 m) cod-fishing schooner . The Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873, also known as the Great Nova Scotia Cyclone, was a hurricane that caused heavy damage and killed 500 people in Nova Scotia and 100 in Newfoundland in August of the 1873 Atlantic hurricane season. From Kingston, Ontario to Quebecs Eastern Townships, some areas were covered with up to 10 cm of ice pellets and freezing rain, toppling hydro lines and leaving residents without electricity or heat in the dead of winter. Hundreds of lives and farms were lost. Found inside Page 39611. The Nova Scotia Cyclone of August , 1873. Ann . Rep . Chief Signal Officer , Wash . , 1873 ( 1874 ) , 1025-1034 . 6 chs . 12. On the Laws Governing the Movement of Storm Centres . Bull . Phil . Soc . , Wash . , I , 1874 , 100-101 . The worst known geophysical disaster in our countrys history, the eruption produced a plume of toxic smoke and a river of lava that destroyed two villages and suffocated thousands of people, according to Nisgaa oral history. (2013). Rogers Pass near Revelstoke was prone to heavy snow and avalanches that buried the tracks up to 12 metres deep, so crews were often called in to clear the way. The fire eventually moved into more remote areas, but air quality and toxic ash kept many evacuees out of their homes for months. The Canadian Pacific Railways transcontinental railroad linked Canada from coast to coast in 1885, making the company one of the most powerful in the country. Tannehill states that the U.S. In the . The hurricane was able to retain hurricane strength, and made landfall on Newfoundland on August26, and became extratropical the next day. The 1873 Atlantic hurricane season was quiet, with only two tropical storms and three hurricanes, two of which were major hurricanes (Category 3+), being recorded. Found inside52 Direville described a windstorm in 1699 as the unmatched Hurricane, adding that the oldest inhabitants vowed there had hurricane status, as did Hurricane Juan in 2003, Beth in 1971 and the Great Nova Scotia Cyclone of 1873. No doubt the Nova Scotia Storm of 1873 a contributing factor too. 1873 a large a powerful hurricane with 105mph winds passes by on aug 24th from the WSW. 1874 a hurricane hits with 80mph winds while moving NE Sept 6th. It paralleled the Nova Scotian coastline offshore, bringing heavy winds and rain to the province. Found inside Page 217 by a hurricane; about 1,000 lives lost. 1873, Jan. 22.British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23.White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23. Nova Scotia Cyclone. The storm became extratropical on October9 and dissipated the next day. Photo: NASA / public domain / WikiMedia Commons, Illustration: E.A. Nova Scotia: 229: 1998: St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873: Hurricane: Nova Scotia: 223 (disputed) 1873: The Monthly Weather Review, published by the American Meteorological Society, set the death toll at 223 but the New York Times set the toll at 600 : Matheson Fire: Fire: Ontario: 223: 1916 [Official estimate] SS . An additional 100 lives were lost in Newfoundland. Found inside West Indies, by a hurricane; 1,000 lives lost. 1873, January 22 British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost. 1873, November 23 White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. Find out why historians call 1816 "the year Canada didnt have a summer.". The second tropical storm of the season traveled from the Gulf of Mexico across Florida between September22 and September24. Found insideThe Hurricane of August 1873This hurricane is significant because this was the first hurricane where a warning was issued in As it passed to the south of Nova Scotia, it slowed down and drifted towards the coast of Newfoundland and Hurricane Edna (1954), Hurricane Carol (1953), and . Weather Bureau issued its first warning in connection with this Nova Scotia Storm of 1873. 1929: 5 3 1 48.07 51 $9.0 million "Florida" Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1929 (cat 4) Dont miss these natural disaster survival tips from a Canadian Red Cross volunteer. Found inside Page 74Nova Scotia's thriving seaports were again pum- meled by a powerful tropical cyclone on August 18, 1830. sea by the hurricane's unexpected arrival and drowned, making the 1873 hurricane one of the deadliest of all Canadian furies. Toronto had tried to warn Nova Scotia, but the telegraphs were interrupted by the storm. Their bodies were recovered frozen upright in position, in a similar manner to the victims of Pompeii. At its peak, the tempest raged for 16 hours straightrare for a storm of that magnitude. This is where the death toll numbers start reaching staggering proportions not so much because the hurricanes were stronger, but because . None. Retrieved from An extratropical cyclone that formed when two major storm fronts converged over unusually warm lake waters, the gale overturned ships with 10-metre waves and wind gusts of 140 km/h, downed power lines, flattened forests, and dumped 50 centimetres of snow across much of southern Ontario. Next, read up on the worst forest fire in Canadian history. It is also referred to as the 1918 flu pandemic, and it lasted from January of 1918 until December of 1920. 2013, Alberta flood. The storm, or "Gale", was particularly intense near Sable Island. CPR soon abandoned the pass, opting to bore a tunnel through Mount MacDonald. 52-232 - 1900 Galveston hurricane, September 12-14, 1900 (approximate figure, most deaths occurred at sea) 52 - Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 21 Douglas DC-6B crashed near Dog Creek, British Columbia when a bomb blew its tail section away, July 8, 1965. An Atlantic hurricane or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean, primarily between the months of June and November.A hurricane differs from a cyclone or typhoon only on the basis of location. The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873 is said to have killed around 500 people in the province, with 100 others losing their lives in Newfoundland. Found inside1873, Jan. 22.British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23.White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23.French line Ville du Havre, from New York to Here are more fascinating Canadian Rockies facts most people dont know. The massive ice storm that drove 600,000 Canadians out of their homes was one of the largest natural disasters in our historynot only in geographic coverage but cost, which topped $5 billion. Storms in the modern-day have not been as . Also called the Lord's Day Gale, this relatively weak hurricanea Category 2 by modern estimateswas still deadly, destroying 1,200 boats . This number is disputed, as The Monthly Weather Review, published by the Weather Service, set the death toll at 223 but The New York Times published a death toll of 600. Initially a tropical storm, it moved west-northwestward and intensified into . On August 13, the second tropical storm of the 1873 hurricane season formed from a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873: Hurricane: Nova Scotia: 223 (disputed) 1873: The Monthly Weather Review, published by the American Meteorological Society, set the death toll at 223 but the New York Times . NOVA SCOTIA HURRICANE OF 1873 The Nova Scotia Humricane of 1873 struck during August of that year and quickly became one of Nova Scotia's worst humicanes. Found inside Page 177 to the history of the great hurricane of that month , and does not appear to have been prompted by the report of Mr. Abbe on the Nova Scotia hurricane , but to have been begun in December , 1873 , quite independent of , and before Also known as "The Lord's Day Gale" and "The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873," it destroyed 1200 boats and 900 buildings in Nova Found inside Page 48In August , 1873 , a most destructive hurricane traversed a great part of the North Atlantic , which killed nearly and damaged or destroyed nearly 1000 buildings in the neighbourhoods of Cape Breton , Labrador , Nova Scotia , & c . An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Get 50% Off Your First Two Meal Kits With Chefs Plate! Found inside Page 31The Martinique cyclone of August 18 , 1891 . for the month it was stated that its earlier history is yet quite problematic , but it is likely to be similar to that of the great Nova Scotia hurricane of August , 1873 , started by The cataclysmic shock struck at night, according to Indigenous oral history, rupturing a 1,000 kilometre-long fault line from Vancouver Island to northern California, plunging coastal forests into the sea, and killing between 2,000 and 3,000 people. Canadas deadliest recorded hurricane claimed 4,000 lives, most of them sailors from England and Ireland who drowned off the southern and eastern coast of Newfoundland. Found inside Page 214 damage to the fishing fleets and considerable loss of life on the Grand Banks and on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador . In many respects this storm was quite similar to the famous " Nova Scotia hurricane of August 1873 . Nova Scotia. This is not the first, nor will it be the last hurricane to plow its way through Nova Scotia. Found insideurricane Juan is still a hot topic among Nova Scotians, and probably will be for decades. Although Juan wreaked havoc on the region, a tropical cyclone that made landfall on August 25, 1873, cost much more. The final hurricane of the season formed in the eastern Caribbean on September26 before reaching Haiti. From Canadian Encyclopedia] From NOAA. References Cyclopaedia.net, Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873. Severe damage, estimated at $3.5 million (1873 USD ). It was a devastating hurricane that killed over 600. Abnormally heavy rainfall of over 10 cm in a day caused the Bow River, the Elbow River and the Glenmore Dam outflow to roar up to 12 times the normal rate. Retrieved from The hurricane became extratropical on October9 before dissipating the next day. It struck Florida the next day and passed over Georgia and South Carolina before dissipating on September20. It slowed, drifted northward and struck the island on August 26. Despite its relatively low maximum winds, the Nova Scotia Cyclone was a deadly storm. Spanish Flu - 50,000. 1878 Aug 19th, 90mph from the south. Found inside Page 1106On the hurricane of August 1873 , which moved in a curved track round Bermuda between the 20 " " and 23d and passed on to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton on the 24 " doing extreme damage both at sea and on land . Qu . J. of Met . 1874. Jan. Avalon Peninsula. The hurricane caused a great deal of damage and great loss of life. [6], Partagas, J.F. Resulting tsunamis struck both the west coast of North America and Japan, where written records date the event to January 26, 1700. 100 deaths in Newfoundland, many of which were due to shipwrecks, and 900 homes were destroyed. The most notable storm of the season was Hurricane Two. More than 300 years ago, Canadas deadliest volcanic eruption killed 2,000 Indigenous people in what is now northwestern B.C. Dfinitions de nova scotia hurricane of 1873, synonymes, antonymes, drivs de nova scotia hurricane of 1873, dictionnaire analogique de nova scotia hurricane of 1873 (anglais) On August 13, the second tropical storm of the 1873 . Nova Scotia: 229: 1998: St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873: Hurricane: Nova Scotia: 223 (disputed) 1873: The Monthly Weather Review, published by the American Meteorological Society, set the death toll at 223 but the New York Times set the toll at 600 Matheson Fire: Fire: Ontario: 223: 1916 [Official estimate] SS . Found inside Page 39611. The Nova Scotia Cyclone of August , 1873. Ann . Rep . Chief Signal Officer , Wash . , 1873 ( 1874 ) , 10251034 . 6 chs . 12. On the Laws Governing the Movement of Storm Centres . Bull . Phil . Soc . , Wash . , I , 1874 , 100-101 . [3], A tropical storm was first seen in the eastern Caribbean on September26. On August13, a tropical storm formed in the Atlantic. Twenty-eight people were killed and 2,500 left homeless. Four days later, the water receded and a massive cleanup began, aided by thousands of volunteers who used social media to coordinate their efforts. Read up on the most famous shipwrecks in Canadian history. Found inside Page 39611. The Nova Scotia Cyclone of August , 1873. Ann . Rep . Chief Signal Officer , Wash . , 1873 ( 1874 ) , 1025-1034 . 6 chs . 12. On the Laws Governing the Movement of Storm Centres . Bull . Phil . Soc . , Wash . , I , 1874 , 100-101 . 1873 - The Great Nova Scotia Hurricane. In August 1873, a hurricane known as the Great Nova Scotia Cyclone killed 500 people and destroyed 1,200 boats and ships, 900 buildings and dozens of bridges, wharves and dikes, according to the . Conditions then deteriorated and the hurricane weakened to Category2 strength on August 24 while south of Nova Scotia. The second and fifth hurricanes of the season were the most intense, with maximum sustained winds up to 120mph (190km/h). [7] During this hurricane, the first hurricane warning was issued between Cape May, New Jersey and New London, Connecticut. Found inside Page 166 by a hurricane; about 1,000 lives lost. 1873, Jan. 22. - British steamer Northfleet sunk in collision off Dungeness; 300 lives lost 1873, Nov. 23. - White Star liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova Scotia; 547 lives lost. 1873, Nov. 23. and H.F. Diaz, 1995b "A Reconstruction of Historical Tropical Cyclone Frequency in the Atlantic from Documentary and other Historical Sources: 18511880 Part II: 18711880" Climate Diagnostics Center, NOAA, Boulder, CO, "Chronological Listing of Tropical Cyclones affecting North Florida and Coastal Georgia 15651899", "The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 14921996: Cyclones with 25+ deaths", Environment Canada Atlantic Climate Center The Climate of Nova Scotia, "Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1873_Atlantic_hurricane_season&oldid=1024791507, Articles which contain graphical timelines, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 May 2021, at 03:18. ( 1873-08-26) Point Lance. The hurricane caused $3.5million in damage (1873 US dollars, or $53.9million in 2005dollars). Found inside Page 215 Meteorological Agent for Nova Scotia, and Allison recruited about twenty other observers throughout the province. but another devastating hurricane in 1873 prompted the government to issue him with sufficient funds for a system Found inside Page 433 Nova Scotia, kills sixty 1873, 23 May North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) established by act of Parliament 1873, 1 July Prince Edward Island joins Canada 1873, 25 August Hurricane strikes Nova Scotia, kills 500, destroys 1,000 vessels, Limited Time Offer: Get 50% Off Your First 2 Chefs Plate Deliveries, This 96-year-old sold her house and this is what they found inside. Found inside Page 39611. The Nova Scotia Cyclone of August , 1873. Ann . Rep . Chief Signal Officer , Wash . , 1873 ( 1874 ) , 10251034 . 6 chs . 12. On the Laws Governing the Movement of Storm Centres . Bull . Phil . Soc . , Wash . , I , 1874 , 100-101 .
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