Canada 2 Hurricane Earl (2010)

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hurricane earl shortly after making landfall in nova scotia on september 4


hurricane earl came ashore in queens county near western head, nova scotia on september 4 around 10:00 am (1400 utc), category 1 storm sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). offshore, buoys recorded winds near hurricane-force , enormous waves 82 ft (25.1 m) tall. onshore, strong winds , heavy rain affected of atlantic canada; rainfall peaked @ 3 in (76.5 mm) in edmundston, new brunswick. in quebec, heavy rains storm amounted @ least 1.9 in (48.2 mm); however, reports storm chaser indicate 3.2 in (82 mm) may have fallen in passes-dangereuses. strongest winds onshore reached 84 mph (135 km/h) on beaver island. sustained winds of @ least 39 mph (63 km/h) affected of nova scotia, prince edward island, of newfoundland, , parts of eastern new brunswick, extreme eastern quebec , labrador.


throughout affected region, 252,000 residences, one million people, left without power result of earl. 104,000 residences lost power in halifax metro area. city received of worst impacts storm, experiencing near-hurricane-force winds around 12:00 pm (local time) on september 4. several structures in city struck fallen trees. @ height of storm, nova scotia routes 207, 331 , 333 shut down due flooding , downed power lines. numerous trees , power lines downed throughout nova scotia, blocking roads , damaging homes. earl s fatality in canada occurred when 1 man drowned while trying retrieve boat had been dislodged moorings.


throughout prince edward island, high winds left 9,000 homes , businesses without power. minor streets flooding , downed trees impeded travel throughout area. in new brunswick, little damage took place during earl s passage; trees downed, resulting in scattered power outages. along st. george s bay area in newfoundland, numerous residents left without power due fallen trees , power lines. no injuries or major damage took place on island , power expected restored afternoon of september 5. intense winds produced storm felled numerous trees, more 100 years old, , damaged homes.


within hours of storm s passage in nova scotia, hundreds of power crews deployed restore electricity possible. once winds dropped below 65 mph (100 km/h), 400 crewmen began fixing damaged lines. 1 lineman injured after briefly coming contact live wires. additional crews new brunswick, consisting of 18 trucks , 36 linemen, deployed hardest hit regions. 90,000 nova scotia residences had electricity restored 10:00 pm same night. morning of september 5, 92,000 residences remained without power across nova scotia. not until september 7 residents affected storm had power restored.









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