Effects of Hurricane Sandy in Canada
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.jpg) Satellite image of Sandy near landfall | |
| Tropical storm | |
|---|---|
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
| Highest gusts | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 direct, 1 indirect |
| Damage | $100 million (2012 USD) |
| Areas affected | Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Nunavut |
Part of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season | |
| History
Effects Other wikis | |
The effects of Hurricane Sandy in Canada included rainfall and high waves across a large portion of eastern Canada.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued its first preliminary statement on Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012. The statement was aimed at all of Eastern Canada from Southern Ontario to the Canadian Maritimes.[1] Forecasters predicted that Sandy would bring rain to Ontario and Quebec, possibly turning to snow in Central Ontario.[2]
On October 29, Environment Canada issued severe wind warnings for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley corridor, from Southwestern Ontario as far as Quebec City.[3] Environment Canada also predicted that Hurricane Sandy could bring "significant" snow to parts of Central and Northern Ontario.[4]
Additional warnings were issued by the Canadian Red Cross, Emergency Management Ontario, and numerous Conservation Authorities, which warned residents in Ontario to be prepared for flooding and power outages in the wake of the storm.[5]
On October 30, Environment Canada issued storm surge warnings along the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, including the Gaspé Peninsula and Sept-Îles.[6] Rainfall warnings were issued for the Charlevoix region in Quebec, as well as for Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Yarmouth County, Shelburne County, and Queens County in Nova Scotia, as 50 to 70 millimetres of rain can be expected.[7][8][9] Freezing rain warnings were issued for parts of Northern Ontario.[10][11]
On October 31, rainfall warnings were posted for all counties of New Brunswick that are not adjacent to Maine, including the cities of Saint John and Moncton, as well as Halifax and central Nova Scotia.[12][13] Environment Canada also issued a wind warning for the Northern Quebec community of Umiujaq.[14]
On November 1, as the remnants of Sandy marched towards Northern Canada, a Wreckhouse Wind warning was posted for Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, while blizzard warnings were issued for extreme northwestern Quebec communities such as Salluit and Ivujivik.[15][16] Snowfall warnings were also posted for the communities of southern Baffin Island in Nunavut such as Kimmirut, Pangnirtung and Iqaluit.[17]
