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A New England hurricane is a tropical cyclone originating in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the U.S. states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Due to geography and climatology, the vast majority of tropical cyclone strikes to the New England region occur in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and eastern ...
The title "Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769" is only one name for the storm, and one of recent origin. [13] [10] [14] [15] Modern tropical cyclone naming schemes were not institituted until later. Historian and meteorologist David M. Ludlum discusses the storm twice in his 1963 work Early American Hurricanes 1492-1970.
Lesser Antilles Hurricane 1780 November 17 New England: A tropical cyclone moved up the east coast of the United States, disrupting the British blockade of the New England states. 1781 August 1–2 Jamaica: N/A Many ships washed ashore [220] 1781 August 9–11 South Carolina, North Carolina: N/A The Occupation of Charleston Storm [221] [222] 1781
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
As hurricane season progresses, below are the top five U.S. states hit with the most hurricanes, based on data on landfalls through 2022 − some of which may witness nature's fury once again over ...
By the end of this Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds, 10,000 of them had lost their homes in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. cestes001/istockphoto Hurricane Maria
Unlikely connected storm with three 1838 storms affecting New England coastline this year given the date. 1638 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New England coast October 5 [O.S. September 25] Rain, winds, caused high tides in river and bay, but did little damage. Hurricane out at sea. [36] 1638 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New England coast
1879: large number of former slaves move from Southern states to Kansas. 1881, February 19: Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to adopt a Constitutional amendment prohibiting all alcoholic beverages. 1890, November 22: College football comes to Kansas in the 1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game.