Hurricane Ginny

Summary

Hurricane Ginny was a strong and erratic tropical cyclone that paralleled the East Coast of the United States before making landfall in Nova Scotia, in Maritime Canada, in October 1963. The eighth tropical storm, as well as the seventh and final hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season, Ginny developed on October 16 over the Bahamas, although it was not initially a fully tropical cyclone. As it moved to the North and later northwest, Ginny intensified to hurricane status as it became more tropical. For eight days, it was located within 250 mi (400 km) of the United States coastline. After approaching North Carolina, Ginny looped to the southwest and approached within 50 mi (80 km) of the Florida coastline. It turned to the North, to the East, and later to the northeast, strengthening late in its duration to peak Category 2 winds of 110 mph (175 km/h). The system made landfall in Nova Scotia at near-peak intensity on October 29, then became an extratropical cyclone shortly afterwards. It was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Canada while maintaining tropical characteristics.