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YARMOUTH, N.S. Its nearly impossible for any Feb. 2 Groundhog Day to roll around in southwestern Nova Scotia without people thinking back to the Groundhog Day storm of 1976. On a day when the weather forecast was for warm temperatures and 30 mph winds, the region got walloped by strong winds, storm surges and power outages that went on for days. 5 things to know about the Groundhog Day storm. 1. It struck on Feb. 2, 1976. The storm packed winds of 160 km/h in southwestern N.S. In Grand Manan winds hit 202 km/h. 2. The fishing industry in southwestern Nova Scotia was heavily impacted, Boats were damaged or sunk. Wharfs were broken apart. And thousands of lobster traps went missing. 3. MEMORIES OF THE GROUNDHOG DAY STORM BY VANGUARD JOURNALIST ERIC BOUQUE. YARMOUTH – The following may sound absurdly obvious but here goes: Groundhog Day 1976 might have been a pretty good day if not for the wind. I recall waiting for the school bus that Monday morning, Feb. 2, 40 years ago on a normal-looking day. Overcast. This is the 46th anniversary of the "Groundhog Day Storm". (Feb. 2, 1976). What are your memories of that day? It was forty years ago on February 2nd, 1976 that southwestern Nova Scotia experienced one of the worst storms in recent history. For a storm lasting just eighteen hours, it did hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. At the height of the storm the tide happened to be at its highest which exacerbated the damaging effects. Yarmouth Nova Scotia This is the 46th anniversary of the "Groundhog Day Storm". (Feb. 2, 1976). What are your memories of that day? All reactions: 47. 12 comments. 45 years ago today (Feb 2, 1976) the Groundhog Day storm. Perhaps the worst storm in the memory of most members of this page. 45 years ago today (Feb 2, 1976) “This Groundhog Day storm was kind of an extreme example of that.” Part of the legacy of the Groundhog Day storm is the storm surge warning program forecasters use. Warnings are issued if water levels are expected to reach a certain threshold. That the 1976 storm coincided with very high tides made it even more damaging. A downed transformer, just an example of the damage caused by the massive windstorm of Feb. 2, 1976. The Yarmouth waterfront on Groundhog Day 1976, an image carried in the Vanguard 42 years ago. There was lots of damage done to Yarmouth’s waterfront. Newspapers in English Newspapers from Canada. PressReader. Work with us; Blog; Help center In Yarmouth county, the storm which took place on Monday, February 2nd, 1976, called for that reason “The Groundhog Day Storm”, can be considered as the big storm of the 20th century. Nobody had ever seen the like. Students from Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby counties shared their experiences of the 1976 Groundhog Day storm in a booklet called Tidal Wave. Cape Sable Island School On Feb. 2, 1976, we had the worst storm I ever experienced. Groundhog day 1976 - Storm Damage in Nova Scotia The Groundhog Day gale was a severe winter storm that hit the Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada on February 2 (Groundhog Day), 1976. YARMOUTH, N.S. As we hit the 42nd anniversary of the Groundhog Day storm, lets have a look at some of what was going on in the world in 1976, from politics to popu Remembering the 1976 Groundhog Day storm in South West Nova Scotia. Yarmouth Nova Scotia · February 1, 2020 · Remembering the 1976 Groundhog Day storm in South West Halifax Powered by The Chronicle Herald Close; Nova Scotia Powered by The Chronicle Herald; Cape Breton Powered by The Cape Breton Post; Prince Edward Island Powered by The Guardian Groundhog Day Storm - Feb 2 1976 41 years ago. Yarmouth Nova Scotia. o s n t e d S p o r 0 m 7 t 1 0 5 i 8 1 6 4 m 9 a 5 F u l r 6 h e 7 4 h l 1 c a, 2 6 8 b 3 r It’s nearly impossible for any Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day – to roll around in southwestern Nova Scotia without people thinking back to the Groundhog Day storm of 1976. On a day when the weather forecast was for warm temperatures and 30 mph winds, the region got walloped by strong winds, storm surges and power outages that went on for days. YARMOUTH - Where were you on Feb. 2, 1976? Groundhog Day Storm - Feb 2 1976 41 years ago
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