At 12:10 a.m. ADT, Monday September 29, 2003, Hurricane Juan made landfall in Nova Scotia as one of most powerful and damaging hurricanes to ever affect Canada. In response to the large demand for information, Environment Canada has created a comprehensive Hurricane Juan web site summarizing all aspects of the hurricane. The web site is updated regularly with new articles, summaries, maps, and photos.

• Photo Galleries
• Storm Summaries
• The Science of Hurricane Juan
• Hurricane Juan Stories
• What Can You Do When a Hurricane Is Coming?
• Links of Interest

Photo Galleries

We have created an online collection of some of the best Hurricane Juan photos in our archive. These photos are an excellent way to understand the strength and destructive power the storm had.

• Photo Gallery - Page 1
• Photo Gallery - Page 2

Storm Summaries

• Satellite Images of Hurricane Juan - An unique collection of high resolution satellite images of the Hurricane along eastern North American and making landfall over Nova Scotia.
• The Storm Surge and Waves at Halifax with Hurricane Juan - Learn more about the science of storm surges and the record storm surge that occurred the night Hurricane Juan arrived.
• Hurricane Juan Storm Summary - A collection of quick facts and weather observational data that was prepared in the early days following Juan.
• The Track of Juan through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island - Various trajectory maps of the path Hurricane Juan took across Atlantic Canada.
• Archive of Hurricane Information Statements - Read all the Hurricane Bulletins that were issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre in the lead up and during the height of Juan.
• Hurricane Juan Research Flight: Flying into the Storm - Learn about the real-life accounts of the Environment Canada research Meteorologist that flew straight into Hurricane Juan.
• Hurricane Juan: EYE-witness Reports - Read about the eyewitness reports by Nova Scotians stating what they believed to be the eye of Hurricane Juan and if this was really possible.

The Science of Hurricane Juan

• Should "Hurricane Juan" Be Retired? - Learn why Canada requested that the name "Juan" never be used again for naming future Hurricanes.
• Classifying Hurricane Juan - Every hurricane is categorized on a scale from 1-5. Learn more about how the experts determined what Hurricane Juan was.
• Why did a category-two Hurricane hit Nova Scotia? - Scientists from Environment Canada explain why the atmospheric conditions and ocean temperatures helped Hurricane Juan maintain its strength.
• Sounds of Hurricane Juan - A professional acoustician/physicist story of "working through the night" to obtain a record of the sounds produced by Juan's hurricane force winds.

Hurricane Juan Stories

• Hurricane Juan's Effects at our home in Gold River, Nova Scotia - A personal account of the events as they unfolded before, during and after Juan Hurricane for a coastal homeowner.
• Peggy's Cove: Waves from the East? - Learn about the strange events that occurred at this world famous tourist village.

What Can You Do When a Hurricane Is Coming?

• What Can You Do When a Hurricane Is Coming? - PART 1 - Straight forward safety information of what to do when a hurricane is approaching. Also included is a summary of the preventative actions taken at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax.
• What Can You Do When a Hurricane Is Coming? - PART 2 - Read about the hard work and last minute actions taken by the members at the Alderney Marina in Dartmouth that saved numerous boats from being severely damaged.

Links of Interest

• Environment Canada - 'Juan' retired from World Meteorological Organization hurricane name list
• Government of Canada announces Hurricane Juan financial assistance
• Canadian Forces Assists Halifax in the Aftermath of Hurricane Juan
• Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic) - Impact of Storms - Hurricane Juan
• Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources - Impact of Hurricane Juan on woodlands and parks of central Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Emergency Measures Organization
• Nova Scotia Power - Hurricane Juan Update: Nova Scotia Power Responds to Consultant's Report on Hurricane Juan
• The Chronicle Herald - Hurricane Juan...your photos
• Halifax Regional Municipality - Restoring and Renewing HRM's Parks after Hurricane Juan