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Since air flow around high pressure systems is clockwise, storms off the coast of Africa<br />

generally move in a westward direction towards the Caribbean Sea <strong>and</strong> the Southeastern<br />

United States. Towards late summer <strong>and</strong> early fall (August <strong>and</strong> September), the Bermuda High<br />

begins to shift to the east, allowing tropical systems to begin moving northward towards Eastern<br />

Canada. Because of this shift in the Bermuda High, the most frequent season of tropical storm<br />

activity in Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador is late August through early October. Tropical storms<br />

<strong>and</strong> hurricanes can still affect the province outside of this time interval, but do so much less<br />

frequently. The frequency <strong>and</strong> intensity of tropical systems affecting Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Labrador by month, since 1954, is shown in Figure 3-15. In addition, the frequency of all<br />

tropical systems affecting each region of Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador by month is presented at<br />

Figure 3-16.<br />

Figure 3-15. Frequency <strong>and</strong> Category of Tropical Systems Affecting<br />

Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador, by Month (1954-2011)<br />

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