On this date in 1996 -

Hurricane Hortense became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall as a hurricane in Canada since Blanche in July of 1975.

*In Nova Scotia, Hortense dropped heavy rainfall and caused strong winds, causing power outages, uprooted trees, and moderate structural damage amounting to $3 million (1996 USD).^[18] Rainfall was light on Prince Edward Island, with the highest observed being 1.7 inches (43 mm) in Charlottetown. Strong winds were reported throughout the province. Gusts reached 52 mph (84 km/h) in Charlottetown and 80 mph (130 km/h) elsewhere. As a result of the winds, power lines were downed, leaving numerous residents without electricity, especially in Charlottetown, East Point, Montague, Murray River, Souris. Effects were almost nil in New Brunswick, limited to rainfall peaking at 2.1 inches (53 mm), though most of it was a storm system that preceded the passage of Hortense. Sustained winds in the province were rather light, reaching about 27 mph (43 km/h)."

*taken from Wikipedia

Gabrielle soaks Maritimes, moves on to N.L.

Tropical storm downgraded to tropical depression after reaching mainland Canada

CBC News Posted: Sep 14, 2013 1:33 PM AT Last Updated: Sep 14, 2013 1:33 PM AT

The remnants of tropical storm Gabrielle continued to soak Atlantic Canada as the system moved over Newfoundland on Saturday.

Environment Canada said a stream of tropical moisture will bring showers, at times heavy, to parts of the Newfoundland's southern coast, as well as to the northern and western areas of the province.

Between 15 and 45 millimetres of rainfall is expected in these regions by Sunday morning.

Gabrielle was the first named storm of the 2013 hurricane season to make landfall in Canada.

The tropical storm was downgraded to a tropical depression on Friday afternoon, bringing as much as 70 millimetres of rain to parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I.

Rain is expected to persist in the Maritimes throughout Saturday as the remnants of Gabrielle pass by.

Though there were some fears that flash flooding could cause damage, no excessive flooding was reported in any of the Maritime provinces.

Extratropical Storm Gabrielle event summary, Maritimes (Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island) data

AWCN11 CWHX 140702
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:02 AM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2013.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GABRIELLE APPROACHED THE 
MARITIMES FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY BEFORE CROSSING EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND PASSING INTO THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE. 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 70 MM AFFECTED PARTS OF THE MAINLAND .

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL (MM) AMOUNTS
AS OF 3:00 AM ADT SATURDAY OBSERVED AT:

MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
 HALIFAX ................................. 40.5 MM
 YARMOUTH ................................ 52.0 MM
 GREENWOOD ............................... 35.8 MM


UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES*
 SHEARWATER .............................. 37.4 MM
 UPPER STEWIACKE.......................... 21.2 MM
 WESTERN HEAD ............................ 71.3 MM
 BACCARO POINT............................ 19.7 MM
 KEJIMKUJIK .............................. 41.8 MM
 KENTVILLE................................ 36.2 MM
 DEBERT .................................. 25.2 MM
 NAPPAN .................................. 30.3 MM
 PARRSBORO................................ 72.7 MM

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AWCN15 CWHX 140703
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:03 AM ADT SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2013.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GABRIELLE APPROACHED THE
MARITIMES FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY BEFORE CROSSING EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND PASSING INTO THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE.
THE MAIN IMPACT WAS RAIN, GIVING LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO NEAR 60
MM NEAR CENTRAL PARTS OF THE ISLAND.

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL (MM) AMOUNTS
AS OF 3:00 AM ADT SATURDAY OBSERVED AT:

MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
CHARLOTTETOWN............................... 59.2 MM

UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES
NORTH POINT................................. 22.3 MM
SUMMERSIDE ................................. 17.8 MM
HARRINGTON ................................. 27.2 MM
ST. PETER'S................................. 20.3 MM
MAPLE PLAINS ............................... 47.6 MM

END/ASPC