Canadian Hurricane Centre

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The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) is a division of the Meteorological Service of Canada, an agency of Canada's Department of the Environment, which exists to advise Canadians on the threat of tropical cyclones such as hurricanes and tropical storms. CHC serves to provide guidance to MSC's weather centres in all regions of the country that are potentially affected by these types of storms. CHC is based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

CHC frequently consults with its United States counterpart, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, to coordinate the tracks and positions of all storms that pose a threat to Canada.

While Atlantic hurricanes are relatively uncommon in Canada, they do approach or strike from time to time. Among recent occurrences are Hurricane Bob, which struck Campobello Island, New Brunswick, in 1991, Hurricane Luis which struck Newfoundland in September 1995, Hurricane Hortense which struck Nova Scotia in September 1996, Hurricane Michael which struck Newfoundland in October 2000, and Hurricane Juan, which struck Nova Scotia in September 2003.