After brushing those islands and Cape Cod, Able moved ashore on Nova Scotia as a minimal hurricane.

In North Carolina, winds and waves brushed the coast, while around New York City, heavy rainfall caused some flooding.

Along Cape Cod and Nantucket, Able produced winds up to 55 mph (90 km/h) and high waves, and across New England there were nine traffic fatalities.

It moved steadily northwestward and reached hurricane status on August 14, as it passed to the north of the Leeward Islands.

[1][2] The next day, Hurricane Able turned to the west and west-southwest,[1][2] due to a high pressure system to its north.

Having maintained peak winds for 12 hours, Hurricane Able began to weaken on August 20, and early the next day it moved quickly by Cape Cod.

[2] Subsequently, it deteriorated into an extratropical cyclone, and Able crossed Newfoundland before dissipating early on August 24 in the far northern Atlantic Ocean.

[1][2] When Hurricane Able was expected to move through the Bahamas, people executed standard preparations such as securing windows and bringing ships to harbor.

[10] On land, Able produced heavy damage estimated at over $1 million (CAD), half of which in Annapolis Valley, and split between crops, communications, and fishing industries.