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Taken by Storm, 1938: A Social and Meteorological History of the Great New England Hurricane. American Meteorological Society. ISBN 978-1-878220-37-0. Bergman, Jonathan C. (September 2007). A New Deal for Disaster: The 'Hurricane of 1938' and Federal Disaster Relief Operations, Suffolk County, New York. Vol. 20. pp. 15– 39.
The hurricane devastated the coast, killing hundreds, and it was several days before the seas calmed and volunteers could man a boat to inspect Whale Rock. The 40-year-old Eberle and the top ...
The 1938 Atlantic hurricane season produced fifteen tropical cyclones, of which nine strengthened into tropical storms.Four storms intensified into hurricanes. Two of those four became major hurricanes, the equivalent of a Category 3 or greater storm on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale.
Tracks of hurricanes that made landfall between 1938 and 1991. NOTE: This entry was written before Post-Tropical Storm Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia with 70 mph sustained winds on Sept. 16, 2023.
September 21, 1938: The New England hurricane of 1938 (also called "The Long Island Express") makes landfall on Suffolk County (Long Island) as a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. [25] Wind gusts of 125 mph (200 km/h) and storm surge of 18 feet (5 m) washes across part of the island. [26]
New England has seen its fair share of major ones from the Hurricane of 1938 to Hurricane Sandy. Here's a look at damages and landfall locations. What are the biggest hurricanes to hit Massachusetts?
Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, seen here in a still from the 1940 film 'The Philadelphia Story,' had a brush with death in 1938 when a powerful unnamed hurricane slammed parts of Long Island ...
American Experience, originally titled The American Experience, is an American television program and a PBS documentary series created by Peter McGhee. The series airs documentaries about significant historical events or figures in United States history. The show is produced primarily by WGBH-TV, a television station and PBS affiliate located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH-TV creates non ...