hurricane carol hurricane carol strongest storm atlantic hurricane season category hurricane atlantic basin new england hurricane carol developed august west coast africa weather_bureau initiate advisories days later september carol attained hurricane status based ship report moved northwestward attaining peak winds mph based reports hurricane_hunters weakening brushed bermuda turned northeastward near new_england passing west nova scotia making landfall near new_brunswick september crossing atlantic_canada carol extratropical cyclone dissipated september southwest greenland carol initially threatened strike bermuda planes evacuated island later hurricane produced high waves new_england coastline combination conditions caused boating accidents people required rescue people killed winds region minor fishing damage totaled million usd million usd nova scotia hurricane force wind gusts downed trees power lines heavy damage apple crop totaling million million usd high waves washed boats ashore killed person ferry travel halted atlantic_canada impact severe outside nova scotia gusty winds caused isolated power outages minor flooding occurred new_brunswick meteorological history late august tropical wave exited west coast africa developing tropical depression developed near cape_verde august moved west southwestward days turning west depression estimated intensified tropical storm august subsequently turned west northwest september reported winds force scale hurricane strength ship reported high seas rapidly decreasing pressure based report miami weather_bureau office initiated advisories hurricane carol miles east northeast barbados reaching hurricane status carol embarked steady intensification trend moved northwestward september hurricane hunters flew storm reported winds mph minimum pressure mbar peak intensity attained hours reaching hurricane strength making carol strongest storm season peak maximum winds area diameter center hurricane maintained peak winds day beginning weaken early september carol passed southwest bermuda winds mph day hurricane turned north northeast bypassing late september carol brushed western nova scotia making landfall near new_brunswick winds mph shortly making landfall carol transitioned extratropical cyclone crossed eastern quebec dissipating southwest greenland september preparations impact carol threatening bermuda planes flew away island ships returned harbor safety hurricane force winds initially predicted carol brushed island high waves gale force winds winds toppled trees power lines injured lost control vehicles east_coast united_states weather_bureau issued storm warnings new_jersey maine approaching hurricane combination high waves conditions caused boating accidents new_england killing people left people need rescue winds region significant reaching mph southeast maine carol produced rainfall beneficial trees previously dry conditions effects generally minimal state rainfall prompted cancellation flights hurricane caused moderate damage fishing industry new_england totaling million usd million usd threat hurricane prompted fishing boats venture port conditions drove ocean liner aground nova_scotia rough seas washed boat near schooner near halifax chester boats ashore addition chester sank storm seas flooded coastal road nearby field prospect destroying garage man drowned falling yacht rough seas halted ferry service nova scotia new_brunswick ferry service region delayed carol moved eastern canada dropped light moderate rainfall path peaking inches region eastern quebec northern coast strong winds affected region primarily nova_scotia including mph gust halifax province combination winds rain downed equivalent trees areas trees cut winds blew trees power lines leaving widespread areas telephone telegraph power strong winds heavily damaged apple grain crop farms experiencing losses losses apple crop estimated million million usd strong winds left property damage including broken windows instance blown roof province carol left people injured outside nova scotia winds carol strong knock trees power lines new_brunswick light rainfall peaking inches province caused street flooding rainfall reached far west ontario far east rainfall reached inches winds province damaged roofs downed trees resulting minor power outages north quebec adverse conditions storm delayed search party plane crash
Hurricane Carol (1953)