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October 23, 1878 – The Gale of 1878 struck North Carolina and moved into the Mid-Atlantic, producing winds of up to 84 mph (135 km/h) in Cape May. The hurricane causes high tides and strong flooding, destroying several houses along the coastline, and washing out several railroad lines. Strong winds destroyed around 150 houses in Camden. The ...
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A hurricane's horizontal scale is about a 1,000 times larger than a tornado and a hurricane can last days or weeks, while a tornado lasts for minutes. Cyclone vs. hurricane
About two and a half hours later, the former hurricane moved ashore New Jersey near Brigantine in Atlantic County, just north of Atlantic City, producing wind gusts as strong as 91 mph (146 km/h). Over two million households in the state lost power in the storm, 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, [2] and 38 people were killed.
The New Jersey Task Force 1 team was deployed to Asheville, North Carolina, on Saturday to provide assistance to local communities recovering from the hurricane, the New Jersey State Police said ...
A homeowner with windstorm insurance can often submit the results of a windstorm inspection to their insurer to obtain discounts on their windstorm insurance. In Florida, for example, premium discounts for certain favorable wind mitigation features are mandated by State law and can total 45% of the original policy's premium. In coastal parts of ...
They are part of a decentralized nationwide movement that has seen more than 100 local governments — including four towns in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. — enact at least partial bans on ...
In the Philadelphia area, the storm brought snow, poor visibility, and wind on March 2, with the wind taking down trees and power lines. [29] PECO Energy Company reported over 616,000 customers without power across the Philadelphia area. Due to high winds, repairs did not begin until March 3 and power restoration could take several days. [28]