Nova Scotia Buzz
As Cape Breton’s own Frankie MacDonald would say, “Be Prepared!” Scientists at the Pennsylvania State’s Earth Science Centre are saying this year’s hurricane season could be one of the most active on record – with up to 20 named storms. Hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts until November 30.
The scientists at Penn. State say we could be looking at a season with 15 – 24 named storms. Their best estimate is 20 and that would could potentially make the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season one for the record books. The 30 year average is 12 named storms per season.
A tropical storm earns it’s name when it has one-minute sustained winds between 63 and 118 km/h. It becomes a Category 1 hurricane when the winds are sustained between 119 and 153 km/h.
Colorado Sate University has also released their hurricane forecast and are calling for 16 named storms, eight of which will be hurricanes and four of which would be Category 3 or above.
We predict one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons on record (20±4 named storms) | "The 2020 North Atlantic Hurricane Season: Penn State ESSC Forecast": https://t.co/MNs6uvpX0Z@Penn_State @PSUClimate @PSUEarth @PSUEMS pic.twitter.com/VfKa89cuNl
— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) April 27, 2020
As for the Nova Scotia impact, it only takes one storm like it did with Hurricane Dorian. She made landfall in Nova Scotia as a strong Category 1 in 2019. Nova Scotia Power said Dorian cost the company $39 million while Hurricane Juan in 2003 cost the company $14 million.
Many in Halifax and beyond remember the infamous crane collapse off Spring Garden Road in city’s Downtown at the height of Dorian.
TERRIFYING: Watch a crane collapse in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Sept. 7, during Hurricane #Dorian: https://t.co/1AF9Pc52ax pic.twitter.com/gQCNytRz3o
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 9, 2019
That collapse lead to a localized state of emergency in the blocks around the collapse and lasted almost two months while the crane was removed.
