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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.
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 ] The third major hurricane, Hazel, was the strongest hurricane of the season, attaining winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). [ 6 ]
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 ...
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]
[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.
1954 Atlantic hurricane season. 6 articles. Hurricane Alice (June) Hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna Hurricane Hazel. Hurricane Alice (December)
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 ...