Hurricane Juan has caused death and destruction in Nova Scotia. It is the latest in a list of deadly storms that have made their mark on Canada since the late 1800s.

Hurricane Hazel, October, 1954

Hazel was one of Canada's deadliest hurricanes and one of the few to cause damage in the central part of the country.

It slammed into southern Ontario in October, 1954, killing more than 80 people and causing more than $100 million in damages (adjusted to current totals). Most of the victims were killed in flooding, which was intensified because of excessive rainfall even before Hazel hit.

Hazel first touched down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Just 12 hours later, it passed over Lake Ontario where it combined with a storm system. While it was only a tropical depression by the time Hazel reached Toronto, it still managed to destroy an entire street and completely flood a farming area.

Hazel killed as many as 1,000 in Haiti, six in the Bahamas and another 95 in the United States.

Hurricane Hortense, September 1996

Hurricane Hortense lashed the shores of Cape Breton, N.S., on Sept. 15, 1996. It caused $3 million in damages to the province, mainly due to flooding as well as wind and power outages. Total damages in the U.S. and Canada were estimated at half a billion dollars.

Hortense began in the Caribbean as a Category 4 hurricane. Winds reached up to 226 kilometres an hour. Yet, by the time it hit Nova Scotia, winds had calmed to a whipping 120 km/h.

It was the first hurricane to hit the Atlantic province in 20 years.

Hurricane Beth, August, 1971

On Aug. 16, 1971, Hurricane Beth lashed the Maritimes with punishing winds and up to 300 mm of rain. Crops were damaged, highways were swamped and bridges were washed out.

Beth first touched down in Canada at Copper Lake on the eastern tip of Nova Scotia. It moved into Cape Breton and then Newfoundland the next day.

Damages were in excess of $3 million.

The August Gale, 1927

The August Gale swept through Atlantic Canada on August 24-25, 1927. It washed out roads and swamped boats. In Newfoundland, 56 people died at sea.

The Saxby Gale, October, 1869

Lieut. S.M. Saxby predicted a great storm was coming nearly a year before it hit land -- and his estimate turned out to be just six hours off.

In a letter to the editor published in the Standard (of London) in 1868, Saxby predicted the storm would come on Oct. 5, 1869. He based his claim on position of the moon, the sun and the Earth. However, he never said where the storm would hit.

It turned out the Maritimes bore the brunt of the gale, which hit on Oct. 4, 1869. The gale caused the salt marshes in the Bay of Fundy to flood and killed several people. Records don't provide an exact death toll.

Saxby's critics say he was only going by the time of year and tide levels.

Great Nova Scotia Cyclone, August, 1873

This catastrophic hurricane hit Cape Breton Island on Aug., 25, 1873, killing about 500 people and destroying 1,200 vessels and 900 buildings before dying out.

Losses were high partly because telegraph service between Toronto and Halifax was interrupted, preventing storm warnings from getting through. From 1871 to 1879, storm warnings were transmitted to Toronto from Washington, D.C. Toronto then issued bulletins by telegraph to areas in danger.

As a positive outcome from the disastrous storm, politicians were motivated to implement a better storm warning system, which was later put to use in the Maritimes.