Hurricane Noel

Hurricane Noel, the fourteenth named storm of 2007, caused widespread flooding and mudslides across Hispaniola, claiming most of its 169 victims in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The storm made landfall in Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas, before drifting into the Atlantic. After paralleling the eastern seaboard of the United States, Noel hit the Atlantic Provinces of Canada before breaking up over Labrador.

Fast Facts:

1. Number hurricane in year: 14
2. Saffir-Simpson Scale at height: 1
3. Top wind speed: 80 MPH
4. Landfall(s): Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Nova Scotia
5. Other nations affected: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, United States
6. Dead: 169
7. The storm caused 87 deaths in the Dominican Republic due to flooding

Key Dates

• October 16, 2007: Tropical wave moves west off coast of Africa
• October 28: Classified by National Hurricane Center as Tropical Depression Sixteen; upgraded to Tropical Storm Noel later in day
• October 29: Makes landfall on Haiti; kills 73
• October 30: Makes landfall on Cuba
• November 1: Becomes minimal hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 MPH
• November 1: Makes landfall on Bahamas
• November 3: Heavy winds felt in New England
• November 4: Makes landfall in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada

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