This recent merchantable thinning in central Halifax County was nearly flattened. People stand on the rocks at Peggy's Cove, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, to take in the waves crashing on shore in anticipation of Hurricane Juan's arrival, Sept. 28, 2003. Hurricane Juan hurtled toward Nova Scotia 10 years ago this weekend, bringing winds of more than 145 km/h that knocked out power to 300,000 homes and businesses and downed countless trees. These photos are an excellent way to understand the strength and destructive power the storm had. Watching Irma coverage on TV made me think to go back and look at photos I took from Juan in 2003. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Nova Scotia recorded Juan as the most damaging storm in modern history for Halifax, as measured by the … Provincial Parks were not spared either. The police were asking folks not to stop cars to take pictures so many of these . Below is a selection of images collected by DNR staff while evaluating the aftermath of Juan. (as measured by the widespread tree blow downs, power outages, and damaged homes). Hurricane Juan will be recorded as the most damaging storm in modern history for Halifax, N.S.
No one to this day has found it, but something does lie . HURRICANE JUAN September 28th. For anyone who wasn't around back then, Hurricane Juan came ashore as a strong category 2 hurricane on September 29th 2003, with the eye passing over Halifax. Hurricane Juan made landfall in Halifax, N.S.
comments Leave a comment Here's what Nova Scotia looks like after Hurricane Dorian (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) ... Pictures and videos shared on social media show the powerful winds have caused trees to fall, and debris is now littering the streets. Drivers inspect their vehicles in Halifax early Sept. 29, 2003. Images of Hurricane Juan's Aftermath. People stand on the rocks at Peggy's Cove, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, to take in the waves crashing on shore in anticipation of Hurricane Juan's arrival, Sept. 28, 2003. We have created an online collection of some of the Hurricane Juan photos in our archive. Photo: Maritime Forces Atlantic. Hurricane Juan started off the coast of Africa progressing through the stages from tropical storm into a full blown hurricane. Hurricane Juan was a significant tropical cyclone that heavily damaged parts of Atlantic Canada in late September 2003. There was a lot of tree loss and damage, as the trees still had full canopies. Photos: R. Tattrie, NSDNR.
... My sis in Halifax sending me pics of Hurricane Dorian ripping through. Watching Irma coverage on TV made me think to go back and look at photos I took from Juan in 2003. Hurricane Juan Hits Halifax Nova Scotia.
By 3 am Sunday morning weather stations announced that Juan had sustained winds of 167 km/h making the storm a category 2 hurricane, and it was heading right for the mouth of Halifax … Juan as a "2" New Glasgow weather graph during the passage of Juan Explanation of why Hurricane Juan was so intense when it hit Nova Scotia Raw Data METARS and SAs Buoys: 44258 44142 44137 44150 Storm Surge and Waves Storm surge - Halifax naval dockyard Waves - Halifax Harbour buoy Other sites in Atlantic Canada (courtesy of Doug Mercer) Click on each of the images to see a larger version. Train tracks and railcars wash into Halifax Harbour during the storm surge. Juan is also the first hurricane name and one of two to be requested to be retired by the Meteorological Service of Canada (the other being Igor of 2010).It was the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. People stand on the rocks at Peggy's Cove, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, to take in the waves crashing on shore in anticipation of Hurricane Juan's arrival, Sept. 28, 2003. There was a lot of tree loss and damage, as the trees still had full canopies. Photo Galleries. Drivers inspect their vehicles in Halifax early Sept. 29, 2003. Here are some of the sights and sounds of that night. For anyone who wasn't around back then, Hurricane Juan came ashore as a strong category 2 hurricane on September 29th 2003, with the eye passing over Halifax. The hurricane hit Halifax late Sunday evening September th. Page 1 | Page 2.
This is the sign in front of the Maritime Centre in downtown Halifax. on Sept. 29, 2003 as a category two hurricane.