Doug Steeves of the Canadian Hurricane Centre tracks Hurricane Juan (2003) as it approaches Atlantic Canada. Photo by Scott Dunlop, The Daily News, Halifax
Welcome to the Canadian Hurricane Centre web site. Located in downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; the hurricane centre specializes in providing information to Canadians on storms of tropical origin that affect Canada or its territorial waters. On this web site you will find the latest hurricane forecasts, hurricane storm summaries, along with a wide range of information related to the science of hurricanes. Learn More...
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2008 Hurricane Season Outlook - A Canadian Perspective
On May 22nd the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its outlook for the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Although there is no clear correlation between the number of tropical storms in the Atlantic and the number that might impact Canada each year, Canadians should not be complacent. Since 2000, eastern Canada has been significantly affected by one or two damaging tropical storms or hurricanes each year, regardless of the overall hurricane activity across the Atlantic. Read more...
Canadian Hurricane Centre Ready To Face 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
May 22, 2008 - Environment Canada's Canadian Hurricane Centre is making sure that Canadians are prepared for another active year for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
"Numerous international forecast centres have declared that this year will fall in line with the general trend of the last decade," says Peter Bowyer, Program Manager of the Canadian Hurricane Centre.
2007 Tropical Cyclone Season Summary
Two tropical cyclones or their remnants entered the Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) Response Zone (RZ) in 2007. Post-tropical storm Chantal passed over southeastern Newfoundland while Post-tropical storm Noel tracked through the Maritimes and Labrador. Read More....
Post-Tropical Storm Noel Batters Eastern Canada
November 13, 2007 - The warnings were loud and clear. Post-tropical storm Noel was on its way and not to be ignored. The team at Environment Canada worked intently to stay on top of the biggest storm of the season and to get the latest information to citizens. Read more...
Post Tropical Noel Final Information Statement (Issued by Canadian Hurricane Centre).
Hurricane Bulletin e-Services
To ensure that Canadians have better access to hurricane forecast information so that they can make early decisions, Environment Canada's Canadian Hurricane Centre has launched three new products designed to make information available electronically in additional ways.
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