Tag: 9/9/1775

  • September 9, 1775: Landfall in Newfoundland

    Cover art for September 9, 1775: Hurricane Igor makes landfall in Newfoundland in 2010. By NOAA - http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=532&MediaTypeID=1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11560153

    The Independence Hurricane from September 2 is still going strong, and on this day it made landfall again, this time in Newfoundland, Canada.

    The devastation was immense, and perhaps would have been worse had it happened in modern times (we get it, there are satellites and stuff now). It remains Canada’s worst natural disaster and it’s still in the Top Ten chart for North Atlantic hurricanes.