A category 4 storm that barreled into the carolinas during the hurricane season of 1954 left a path of destruction that would eventually. He has written more than two dozen books on various facets of torontos past. Instead of continuing its predicted track towards jamaica, hazel made a sharp turn north, striking haiti. Hazels path of destruction an american report reveals the major destruction hurricane hazel wreaked across the united states before hitting canada. Hurricane hazel, october 15, 1954 national weather service. Hurricane hazel struck the toronto area on 1516 october 1954, with devastating results. The large dark patch to the left of the road is a thick, tangled maritime forest, 810 stories. After causing 95 fatalities in the us, hazel struck canada as an extratropical storm, raising the death toll by 81 people, mostly. Destruction from hurricane hazel in morehead city, n. Paths to the living city the story of toronto and region conservation. The first indication that a tropical cyclone had formed came on october 5, 1954 about 50 miles east of the island of grenada in the windward islands. How hurricane hazel hit north carolina with a destructive punch in. It was canada s worst hurricane and toronto s worst natural disaster. A story of hurricane hazel pitt, steve, collins, heather on.
An american report reveals the major destruction hurricane hazel wreaked across the united states before hitting canada. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting ontarians in their homes and. Quonset huts, flying aircraft out of the storms path, and positioning surface ships out at sea. Hurricane hazel was the deadliest, costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 atlantic. A category 4 hurricane slammed the carolinas in 1954and left a. Hurricane hazel first developed on october 5, 1954, and moved westward through the caribbean without striking land. I did have a peek at the book, and the way the writer wrote it, its like you were right there. The storm killed at least 400 people in haiti before striking the united states near the border between north and south carolina, as a category 4 hurricane. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Hurricane hazel in the carolinas by jay barnes arcadia.
Hurricane hazel was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane hazel floods toronto the worst flood in toronto history destroys roads and bridges, washes away whole neighbourhoods and leaves 81 dead. Fortunately most vacationers had left by the time hurricane hazel struck, but. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting ontarians in their. Hurricane hazel was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 hurricane season figure 1 and is the strongest and only category 4 hurricane to ever hit the north carolina coast.
After causing 95 fatalities in the us, hazel struck canada as an extratropical storm, raising the death toll by 81 people, mostly in toronto. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting. The storm killed at least 469 people in haiti before striking the united states near the border between north and south carolina as a category 4 hurricane. On october 15, 1954, hurricane hazel battered southern ontario, leav. A category 4 hurricane slammed the carolinas in 1954and. May 1982 almanac in the path of destruction hurricane. Forecasters believed that the storm would lose power over the cooler waters north of florida and drift eastward into the atlantic. In haiti, hazel destroyed 40 percent of the coffee trees and 50 percent of the cacao crop, affecting the economy for several years. Hazel strengthened as it made its way over warm tropical waters, and.
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