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Great New England Hurricane: 1938 meteorologist going to 1938 meteorologist
Posted on 9/5/17 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 9/5/17 at 4:59 pm
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The Great New England Hurricane, also known as The Long Island Express and Yankee Clipper, was a Category 3 storm that struck Long Island and Connecticut on September 21, 1938. The storm arrived without warning at an extremely high tide, causing 12-25-foot surges throughout southern New England. Sustained winds of 121 mph were reported, downing power lines and blowing roofs off of houses. Due in part to the lack of warning, this hurricane caused 600-800 fatalities and $308 million in damages.
On September 19, weather forecasters were predicting that the hurricane would strike Florida. Late in the day on the 19th, the storm turned north. Forecasters, figuring that the hurricane was heading out to sea, issued high wind warnings and called it a day. But conditions in the North Atlantic caused the storm to triple in speed. It traveled 425 miles in less than eight hours.
$308 million in 1938 = $5.2 billion today
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 5:02 pm
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Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:00 pm to weagle99
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It traveled 425 miles in less than eight hours.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:01 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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It traveled 425 miles in less than eight hours.
Lol wut
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:02 pm to Cosmo
No way
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:03 pm to Cosmo
That's almost a mile a minute 
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:05 pm to Cosmo
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425 miles in less than eight hours.
Damn
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:05 pm to weagle99
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It traveled 425 miles in less than eight hours
say what?
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:07 pm to jmarto1
It traveled at an estimated 70 MPH. The OP is correct on this.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:08 pm to Quidam65
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It traveled at an estimated 70 MPH. The OP is correct on this.
That thing must have gotten great gas mileage.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:11 pm to weagle99
Climate change.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:12 pm to Quidam65
Making landfall while moving a reported 47 mph has to be a best case scenario.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:14 pm to Scooba
So how does that work as far as relativity? If the winds are 120mph and its moving 40mph is that a 160mph force?
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:16 pm to Quidam65
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It traveled at an estimated 70 MPH
average closer to 50
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:19 pm to weagle99
That hurricane be all like "Shhh..."
Posted on 9/5/17 at 5:19 pm to 777Tiger
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average closer to 50
Closer to 53.
It says 40 something at landfall so I think the 70 might be max speed.
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