There have been 25 recorded Newfoundland hurricanes, or Atlantic Ocean hurricanes that have made a direct landfall as a tropical or subtropical cyclone on the island of Newfoundland since official records began in 1851. Significant hurricanes such as the 1775 Newfoundland hurricane are also included on this list, even though they occurred prior to the start of official record-keeping.
Note: Hurricanes that made landfall in Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone (such as Hurricane Michael in 2000) are excluded from this list.
| Storm | Classification at time of Newfoundland landfall | Date of Newfoundland landfall | Approximate landfall location | Region(s) affected | Impact on Newfoundland | Other areas affected | Track | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 Newfoundland hurricane | Unknown | Unknown | Eastern coast | 4,000-4,163+ fatalities at sea, making this the eighth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record.[1] | Unavailable | |||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | ||||||
| Category 1 hurricane | Southern Coast | Some damage to telegraphs reported. | None | |||||
| 1873 Nova Scotia Hurricane | Category 1 hurricane | Severe damage, estimated at $3.5 million (1873 USD). 100 deaths in Newfoundland, many of which were due to shipwrecks, and 900 homes were destroyed.[2] | ||||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | None | |||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | ||||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | None | |||||
| Tropical storm | Unknown | None | ||||||
| Category 1 hurricane | Point May[3] | Burin, Avalon Peninsula | Unknown | Nova Scotia | ||||
| Category 1 hurricane | Western Coast | A number of small vessels were destroyed.[4] | ||||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | ||||||
| Category 1 hurricane | Burin, Avalon Peninsula | Made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 145km/h. | None | |||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, The Bahamas | |||||
| 1898 Georgia hurricane | Tropical depression | Burin, Avalon Peninsula | Unknown | Southeastern United States | ||||
| Category 1 hurricane | Avalon Peninsula, entire island | Severe damage at fishing premises,[5] sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) at landfall. The schooners Angler, Daisy, and Lily May either capsized or were driven ashore, resulting in 16 deaths.[6] | ||||||
| Tropical storm | Burin, Avalon Peninsula | Unknown | The Bahamas | |||||
| Tropical storm | Southern Coast | Unknown | None | |||||
| Hurricane Alice | Tropical storm | Western Coast | Unknown | Bermuda | ||||
| Hurricane Evelyn | Category 1 hurricane | Western Coast | Light rain and tropical storm-force winds in areas. | Bermuda, Sable Island, Nova Scotia | ||||
| Subtropical Storm One | Subtropical storm | Western Coast | Unknown | None | ||||
| Hurricane Dean | Tropical storm | Burin Peninsula, entire island | Winds of 80 km/h (50 mph), and moderate rainfall peaking at 2.7 in (68.58 mm). | Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda | ||||
| Hurricane Gustav | Category 1 hurricane | Southern Coast | Strong winds, gusts over 100km/h were recorded. | North Carolina, Nova Scotia (especially Cape Breton Island) | ||||
| Hurricane Bill | Tropical storm | Avalon Peninsula, entire island | A wind gust of 130km/h was recorded in Cape Race. In St. John's, trees were blown down by the strong winds. Rainfall peaked at 2.75inches in Gander.[7] | Bermuda, Nova Scotia | ||||
| Hurricane Igor | Category 1 hurricane | Avalon Peninsula, entire island | Extreme damage, the most destructive hurricane ever to strike Newfoundland, as well as the worst storm of tropical origin to hit Newfoundland since 1935.[8] Third wettest hurricane on record, and maximum sustained winds at landfall of approximately 140km/h. Also caused in damage, and 1 fatality.[9] | Cape Verde
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| Hurricane Maria | Tropical storm | Avalon Peninsula | Minor wind damage, wind gusts up to 102km/h. | Lesser Antilles | ||||
| Hurricane Larry | Category 1 hurricane | Avalon Peninsula | Maximum sustained winds at landfall of approximately 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on. | Bermuda (minimal) |