 After leaving Florida , the storm continued rapidly northeastward and transitioned into a tropical cyclone . Late on February 3 it reached its peak strength with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph ( 110 km / h ) . On February 4 it completed the transition into an extratropical cyclone off the coast of North Carolina . Around that time , gale force winds extended 100 miles ( 160 km ) to the east of the center . Later that day , it passed over Cape Cod , and early on February 5 it moved into eastern Maine . The Hurricane Research Division assessed the storm as losing its identity shortly thereafter , over New Brunswick . However , a map produced by the U.S. Weather Bureau indicated that the storm continued northward into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and later crossed eastern Quebec and Labrador . By February 6 , it reached the ocean again , deepening to a minimum pressure of 988 mbar ( 29 @.@ 18 inHg ) . At that point , the Weather Bureau track ended , and as such the ultimate fate of the storm is unknown . 
