It was a Category 2 and was the strongest, deadliest storm to hit Atlantic Canada in decades.

Hurricane Juan arrived in our region just after midnight September 29, 2003 with winds gusts of 140 km/h and sustained winds of 157 km/h.

Many were taken by surprise.

Eight people were killed, while hundreds of thousands were left in the dark, some for nearly two weeks.

There was roughly $300 million worth of damage.

Since, it’s wrath, our region has seen a handful of hurricanes including Igor in 2010, Arthur in 2014, Dorian in 2019, Fiona 2022 and Lee just two weeks ago.

Hurricane Juan was now on its final approach toward Nova Scotia 20 years ago today. Conditions were expected to deteriorate in the evening. We were now about 14 hours before landfall. Our morning bulletin: https://t.co/d5HdhwK8zm pic.twitter.com/Yz9rPVtaFO

— ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre (@ECCC_CHC) September 28, 2023