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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.
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Fast Facts:
- Number hurricane in year: 14
- Saffir-Simpson Scale at height: 1
- Top wind speed: 80 MPH
- Landfall(s): Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Nova Scotia
- Other nations affected: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, United States
- Dead: 169
- The storm caused 87 deaths in the Dominican Republic due to flooding
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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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National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Noel
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ABC News: Noel Now a Hurricane as Toll Hits 115
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International Herald Tribune: Noel strengthens to hurricane...death toll rises to 115
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Wikipedia: Hurricane Noel (2007)
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Reuters: Noel strengthens into hurricane near Bermuda
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Hurricane Noel Background
- Forbes: Death toll climbs to 54 from Tropical Storm Noel (October 31, 2007)
- VOA News: Bahamas Issues Hurricane Watch for Tropical Storm Noel (October 30, 2007)
- BBC News: In pictures: Tropical Storm Noel
- Caribbean Net News: Tropical Storm Noel batters Haiti, Dominican Republic (October 30, 2007)
- Central Florida News 13: Noel Affecting Central Florida Weather
- cbs5.com: Tropical Storm Noel Threatens Cuba, Bahamas (October 29, 2007)
- USAToday.com: Hurricane season goes easy on USA (November 1, 2007)
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