Hurricane Hortense

Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1996

Hurricane Hortense cut across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in September of 1996. The storm took next to 40 lives and did $139 million in damage. The storm also affected portions of eastern Canada, striking southeastern Nova Scotia as a Category 1 hurricane. The name Hortense was later retired.

Hurricane Hortense
Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Hortense near peak intensity
FormedSeptember 3, 1996
DissipatedSeptember 16, 1996
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h)
Lowest pressure935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg
Fatalities39 direct
Damage$158 million (1996 USD)
Areas affectedGuadeloupe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
Part of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season