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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. The fifth tropical cyclone and storm of the season, as well as the fourth hurricane and ...
Two of the major hurricanes – Carol and Edna – struck New England; this occurred despite an average of only 5–10 New England hurricanes per century. Carol struck Connecticut as a hurricane and left widespread heavy damage. [6] Only ten days later, Edna became the costliest hurricane in Maine's history. [7]
There were 65 deaths and 1,000 injuries in New England. The storm caused an additional $1 million in damage in Canada as well as two deaths. 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 ...
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 ...
1954 Atlantic hurricane season. 6 articles. Hurricane Alice (June) Hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna Hurricane Hazel. Hurricane Alice (December)
They continued to release singles on Dootone into late 1955, including "Edna", a favorite of Frank Zappa when interviewed on the Pop Chronicles documentary. [7] [8] They also recorded with singer Johnny Morrisette, as Johnny Twovoice & The Medallions. [3] The original version of the Medallions then broke up. [1]
Hurricane Carol was the strongest storm of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season and the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane. Carol was also the first named storm to attain Category 5 status. Carol developed on August 28 off the west coast of Africa, although the Weather Bureau did not initiate ...
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