Function to 'activate' images. Function to 'deactivate' images. Hurricanes can only develop over really warm ocean water. So, no hurricanes are formed near Canada. You might have heard reports of hurricanes near us on the news though.
Hurricanes can last for days or even weeks and move huge distances.
The hurricanes and tropical storms that affect North America usually form in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where the water is very warm. The storms move across the ocean and often curve up the east coast of the continent and move toward us. Most hurricanes weaken before they reach us and a lot of them stay out over the open ocean away from land. Sometimes they reach us and bring lots of rain and high winds.