List of Newfoundland hurricanes
Storm Classification at time of Newfoundland landfall Date of Newfoundland landfall Approximate landfall location Region ( s ) affected Impact on Newfoundland Other areas affected
1775 Newfoundland hurricane Unknown September 9 , 1775 ( 1775-09-09 ) Unknown Eastern coast 4,000-4,163+ fatalities at sea , making this the eighth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record North Carolina , Virginia
Unnamed Tropical storm August 27 , 1851 ( 1851-08-27 ) St. Jacques-Coomb 's Cove Southern Coast Unknown The Caribbean , Southeastern United States
Unnamed Category 1 hurricane September 23 , 1866 ( 1866-09-23 ) Cape La Hune Southern Coast Some damage to telegraphs reported None
1873 Nova Scotia Hurricane Category 1 hurricane August 26 , 1873 ( 1873-08-26 ) Point Lance Avalon Peninsula Severe damage , estimated at $ 3.5 million ( 1873 USD ) . 100 deaths in Newfoundland , many of which were due to shipwrecks , and 900 homes were destroyed Nova Scotia
Unnamed Tropical storm August 7 , 1874 ( 1874-08-07 ) Hermitage-Sandyville Southern Coast Unknown None
Unnamed Tropical storm August 20 , 1879 ( 1879-08-20 ) Channel-Port aux Basques Southern Coast Unknown The Bahamas , East Coast of the United States
Unnamed Tropical storm September 10 , 1880 ( 1880-09-10 ) St. Lawrence Southern Coast Unknown None
Unnamed Tropical storm September 2 , 1884 ( 1884-09-02 ) Merasheen Island Avalon Peninsula Unknown None
Unnamed Category 1 hurricane August 24 , 1886 ( 1886-08-24 ) Point May Burin , Avalon Peninsula Unknown Nova Scotia
Unnamed Category 1 hurricane September 8 , 1891 ( 1891-09-08 ) Channel-Port aux Basques Western Coast A number of small vessels were destroyed Nova Scotia , especially Cape Breton
Unnamed Tropical storm October 20 , 1891 ( 1891-10-20 ) Coppett Southern Coast Unknown Saint Croix , Virgin Islands
Unnamed Category 1 hurricane August 18 , 1893 ( 1893-08-18 ) Southern Harbour Burin , Avalon Peninsula Made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 145 km/h ( 90 mph ) None
Unnamed Tropical storm October 7 , 1893 ( 1893-10-07 ) Fortune , Newfoundland and Labrador Southern Coast Unknown Yucatán Peninsula , Florida , The Bahamas
1898 Georgia hurricane Tropical depression October 6 , 1898 ( 1898-10-06 ) Connaigre Peninsula Burin , Avalon Peninsula Unknown Southeastern United States
Unnamed Category 1 hurricane September 15 , 1899 ( 1899-09-15 ) Cape Race Avalon Peninsula , entire island Severe damage at fishing premises , sustained winds of 140 km/h ( 85 mph ) at landfall . The schooners Angler , Daisy , and Lily May either capsized or were driven ashore , resulting in 16 deaths Lesser Antilles , Bermuda
Unnamed Tropical storm September 18 , 1908 ( 1908-09-18 ) South East Bight Burin , Avalon Peninsula Unknown The Bahamas
Unnamed Tropical storm September 9 , 1943 ( 1943-09-09 ) McCallum Southern Coast Unknown None
Hurricane Alice Tropical storm July 6 , 1973 ( 1973-07-06 ) Channel-Port aux Basques Western Coast Unknown Bermuda
Hurricane Evelyn Category 1 hurricane October 15 , 1977 ( 1977-10-15 ) Channel-Port aux Basques Western Coast Light rain and tropical storm-force winds in areas Bermuda , Sable Island , Nova Scotia
Subtropical Storm One Subtropical storm October 25 , 1979 ( 1979-10-25 ) Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou Western Coast Unknown None
Wikipedia list article Satellite image of Hurricane Igor on September 21 , 2010 , as it made landfall on Newfoundland There have been 25 recorded Newfoundland hurricanes , or Atlantic Ocean hurricanes that have made a direct landfall as a tropical or subtropical cyclone on the island of Newfoundland since official records began in 1851 . Significant hurricanes such as the 1775 Newfoundland hurricane are also included on this list , even though they occurred prior to the start of official record-keeping .
There have been 25 recorded Newfoundland hurricanes, or Atlantic hurricanes that have made a direct landfall as a tropical or subtropical cyclone on the island of Newfoundland since official records began in 1851. Significant hurricanes such as the 1775 Newfoundland hurricane are also included on this list, even though they occurred prior to the start of official record-keeping. Note: Hurricanes that made landfall in Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone are excluded from this list.