About 45 boats were in the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and they did not have radio to receive warning of the approaching storm.

High winds also disrupted communications in some areas, and several houses sustained damage, costing $750,000 (1959 CAD, $781,000 1959 USD).

[1] As the depression struck western Florida, it produced 3 ft (0.9 m) above-normal tides,[1] which damaged docks and caused beach erosion.

After previously wet conditions, the system dropped heavy rainfall across the state,[1] unofficially reaching 15 in (380 mm) in some areas and causing flooding.

[1] Late on July 2, it is estimated the depression intensified into a tropical storm,[3] and that day the Miami Hurricane Center issued its last advisory, warning ships of the potential for future strengthening.

[3] At 0250 UTC that day, a ship reported a falling barometric pressure of 993 mbar (29.3 inHg) with west-southwesterly winds of 92 mph (148 km/h).

[1] At 1200 UTC on June 19, it is estimated the storm intensified into a hurricane about halfway between Bermuda and Nova Scotia, with a pressure of 974 mbar (28.8 inHg).

[1] On the day of the storm, the forecast from the Halifax weather office was for light winds, and although it was amended to highlight severe conditions, boats in the region had no radio to learn of the threat.

[4] Along the coast of New Brunswick, the storm produced 49 ft (15 m) waves that destroyed several boats, including 22 over open waters between Point Escuminac and Richibucto.

Along the coasts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, high waves destroyed cottages and forced some families to evacuate.

The fund raised $400,000 in a few months from donations from throughout Canada, as well as Pope John XXIII and Queen Elizabeth II, the latter who was on a tour of the country at the time.

[5] In memory of the storm victims, artist Claude Roussel created a wood sculpture entitled Les Pêcheurs – The Fishermen, which won first prize at New Brunswick Museum in 1962.

It was nearly 7 ft (2.1 m) in height, weighed about 10,000 lb (5 tonnes), and depicted a group of fishermen working together, with the names of the deceased on a bronze plaque.