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The Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769 was a major hurricane to hit the mid-Atlantic coast from North Carolina north to New England on September 7–8, 1769. It is believed to have been one of the worst storms of the century.
1769 September 4–9 North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey to New England coast At least 6 The Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769. It made landfall near New Bern, North Carolina on September 6 and laid that town in ruin as tides rose 12 feet above normal. The eye of the hurricane passed close to Williamsburg.
Hurricane conditions were reported as far north as New York City, and the cyclone's status as a tropical cyclone in New England is debatable given the early date. August 27, 1827 – The St. Kitts Hurricane impacted the eastern seaboard from Wilmington, North Carolina , to Portsmouth, New Hampshire .
The Great New England Hurricane. Year: 1938. Death Toll: 682. ... This Category 4 storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before landing between North and South Carolina. It also destroyed a ...
While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity. ... 1933"Tampico" - 1933"Labor Day" - 1935 "New England ...
October 13, 1893 – A major hurricane moves ashore near the South Carolina/North Carolina border, producing record high tides in Wilmington that causes heavy coastal damage; damage to the Wilmington waterfront totals $150,000 (1893 USD, $3.4 million 2007 USD). A total of 22 lives are lost in the state due to the hurricane. [2]
New Englanders, bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years, are taking precautions as Tropical Storm Henri barrels toward the southern New England coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh ...
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