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Hurricane Edna was a deadly and destructive major hurricane that impacted the United States East Coast in September of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. It was one of two hurricanes to strike Massachusetts in that year, the other being Hurricane Carol .
Overall, Carol caused 72 fatalities and damage totaled $462 million (1954 USD), [nb 2] making it the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States, at the time. Following the storm, the name "Carol" was used once more for a 1965 hurricane that remained far out in the Atlantic, then was permanently retired.
1954 Atlantic hurricane season. 6 articles. Hurricane Alice (June) Hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna Hurricane Hazel. Hurricane Alice (December)
WESTPORT — Hurricane Carol washed ashore almost 70 years ago, but if you were around to see it, you're not likely to have forgotten it. The storm arrived on Aug. 31, 1954 and it swept a wall of ...
[2] [27] At the 1969 Hurricane Warning Conference, the National Hurricane Center requested that Carol, Edna, Hazel, and Inez be permanently retired due to their importance to the research community. [2] [28] This request was subsequently accepted and led to today's practice of retiring names of significant tropical cyclones permanently.
Pages in category "1954 Atlantic hurricane season" ... Hurricane Carol; E. Hurricane Edna; H. Hurricane Hazel
August 31, 1954 – Hurricane Carol made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, in eastern Connecticut, southern Rhode Island, and south-coastal Massachusetts in the Buzzards Bay area, west of Cape Cod. Wind gusts of 135 mph (217 km/h) at Block Island, Rhode Island , and 115- mph at TF Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island were reported.
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