 Although Dean remained away from the United States coastline , it produced storm tides of 1 @.@ 7 ft ( 0 @.@ 51 m ) to North Carolina . In Atlantic Canada , hurricane @-@ force winds were reported in Nova Scotia and Sable Island . Newfoundland reported winds of only 50 mph ( 80 km / h ) . Moderate rainfall was reported on Newfoundland , with most areas of the island experiencing at least 1 in ( 25 @.@ 4 mm ) of precipitation . Rainfall on Newfoundland peaked at 2 @.@ 7 in ( 68 @.@ 58 mm ) on the south coast of the island , near the location of Dean 's landfall . A majority of rainfall was reported on the west side of Dean , but minimal precipitation had been recorded to the east of the storm . High winds were reported on the eastern side of the storm , however , with lighter winds along the western quadrants of Dean . Offshore , waves up to 26 ft ( 7 @.@ 92 m ) were reported and Sable Island reported rainfall of 0 @.@ 59 in ( 15 mm ) . Although there were no reports of damage in Atlantic Canada from Hurricane Dean , three sailors had to be rescued by the Canadian Coast Guard when their boat got dismasted during the storm . 
