1869 Saxby Gale

Saxby Gale
Meteorological history
FormedOctober 4, 1869 (1869-10-04)
DissipatedOctober 5, 1869 (1869-10-06)
Category 2 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds105 mph (165 km/h)
Lowest pressure965 mbar (hPa); 28.50 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities37+ direct
DamageMassachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
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Part of the 1869 Atlantic hurricane season

The Saxby Gale was a tropical cyclone which struck eastern Canada's Bay of Fundy region on the night of October 4–5, 1869. The storm was named for Lieutenant Stephen Martin Saxby, a naval instructor who, based on his astronomical studies, had predicted extremely high tides in the North Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 1869, which would produce storm surges in the event of a storm.[1]

  1. ^ "October Hurricane History". WFAA. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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