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The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
This strong Cat.-3 Hurricane struck several coastal areas of New England in September of 1938 with little warning, killing 256 people and moving at a forward speed over 50 MPH. The Blue Hill Observatory at Milton, Massachusetts reported a sustained wind of 121 MPH with a gust of 183 MPH. Hartford Connecticut had a low pressure reading of 28.04 inches. Just over 2000 people were injured. Damage was around $250-million dollars. (1938-dollars.)
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Comment by Aaron B. Daniels on October 29, 2012 at 11:24am -
Whoa! Be safe, brother! (Slight correction on my story, it was probably Natick, MA.) Up here in Manchester, NH, it is pretty mild. In the '38-er, the extended family lost their cottage (and the land on which it sat) in Common Fence Point, RI.
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Comment by Tome Wilson on October 29, 2012 at 11:18am -
There's so much coverage of the current hurricane, that it's like watching a big bathtub overflow.
You know it's going to happen and you know it's going to be bad when it does, but the exact inch by inch increase of water is almost imperceptible. Each wave just comes a little bit further inland.
Here's where I'm at right now. The white line is the path of the storm and the colors represent the threat of high winds (with purple being the worst).
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Comment by Aaron B. Daniels on October 29, 2012 at 11:13am
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I came to DP today to specifically see if someone had posted footage of the '38! Thank you so much! My family has a couple oft-repeated tales of this cataclysm. The most telling is that Great Granddad was at the Masonic Hall in Lynn, playing cards, as the storm made landfall. He decided it might be best to be with his wife and walked home in record winds.
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