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The 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane was a destructive and powerful tropical cyclone that swept across a large portion of the United States East Coast in September 1944. New England was most affected, though so were the Outer Banks, Mid-Atlantic states, and the Canadian Maritimes.
The strongest storm of the season was the Great Atlantic hurricane, [nb 2] which struck Long Island and New England and later Atlantic Canada after becoming extratropical, causing about $100 million (1944 USD) [nb 3] in damage across the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada, as well as at least 391 deaths, most of which occurred ...
The Great Hurricane of 1780 [2] [1] [3] was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere.An estimated 22,000 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through the islands from October 10 to October 16. [4]
In recent years, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which resulted in at least 22,000 fatalities.
Called the Great Atlantic Hurricane, the storm covered a 500-mile radius as it moved up the East Coast. Entire sections of boardwalks were blown inland, utility lines were downed and several ...
The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year, ... Great Atlantic hurricane was the only Category 5 of the entire decade 1945: 11 5 2 63.42 80 $80M
The Great Labor Day Hurricane slammed through Florida in early September 1935, becoming what the hurricane center says is the most intense storm ever to make landfall in the U.S. ... 1933"Tampico ...
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 smashed into New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts with 115-120 mph force. ... The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 — punished the coast ...