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Edgewood Yacht Club withstands the storm surge from Carol in Rhode Island. Hurricane Carol produced hurricane and gale-force winds across New England. [9] Strong winds from Hurricane Carol destroyed nearly 40% of the apple, corn, peach, and tomato crops from eastern Connecticut to Cape Cod. [13] Overall crop damage was estimated at $22.25 ...
A New Deal for Disaster: The 'Hurricane of 1938' and Federal Disaster Relief Operations, Suffolk County, New York. Vol. 20. pp. 15– 39. shows how federal relief efforts led to the modern disaster-response system; Burns, Cherie (2005). The Great Hurricane: 1938. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 0-87113-893-X. Goudsouzian, Aram (September ...
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. Death Toll: 6,000–12,000. ... Called the "Long Island Express," this hurricane wreaked havoc all along the New England coast, from New York to Connecticut to ...
New York City, Long Island and New England have been hit by hurricanes over the years but not officially since Hurricane Bob in 1991. ... On Aug. 31, Hurricane Carol hit the eastern tip of Long ...
"Hurricane! An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Hurricane Carol," put together by the Westport Historical Society, will be on display at the Westport Free Public Library from Feb. 3 to ...
1947 New York City smallpox outbreak: disease 2 [172] 1929 1929 Yankee Stadium stampede: mass unrest 2 [173] 1835 Great Fire of New York: fire 2 [174] 2020 2020 New York City Subway fire: rail 1 [175] 2019 2019 New York City helicopter crash aircraft 1 [176] 2007 2007 New York City steam explosion: explosion 1 [163] 1995 Williamsburg Bridge ...
Brooklyn, New York: Some accounts give death toll as 101. Deadliest accident on New York City subway, deadliest rail disaster in city's history and deadliest mass-transit accident in U.S. history. 93 1939 1939 California tropical storm: Tropical cyclone Southern California: Including 48 offshore deaths 93 2021 Hurricane Ida: Tropical cyclone