Great New England Hurricane of 1938

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The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was a devastating Category 3 storm that struck the northeastern United States, causing widespread destruction and deadly flooding across New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
tropical cyclone ⓘ
affectedCountry United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Long Island Express ⓘ
New England Hurricane of 1938 ⓘ
basin North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
categoryAtLandfall Category 3 ⓘ
caused coastal erosion ⓘ
freshwater flooding ⓘ
infrastructure damage ⓘ
maritime losses ⓘ
power outages ⓘ
storm surge flooding ⓘ
wind damage ⓘ
centralPressure 938 hPa ⓘ
comparedTo 1938 Labor Day Hurricane ⓘ
destroyed coastal communities ⓘ
thousands of homes ⓘ
economicDamage about $306 million (1938 USD) ⓘ
equivalent to several billion USD in modern dollars ⓘ
fatalities approximately 682 ⓘ
over 600 ⓘ
formedIn September 1938 ⓘ
forwardSpeedAtLandfall up to 60 mph ⓘ
hasEndDate 1938-09-22 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1938-09-09 ⓘ
influenced coastal building codes in New England ⓘ
development of modern hurricane forecasting in the United States ⓘ
landfallLocation Long Island, New York ⓘ
near Bellport, New York ⓘ
near Milford, Connecticut ⓘ
madeLandfallOn September 21, 1938 ⓘ
maximumCategory Category 5 ⓘ
maximumSustainedWinds 160 mph ⓘ
260 km/h ⓘ
memorializedBy books and documentaries ⓘ
historical markers in New England ⓘ
notableFor devastating impact on New England ⓘ
lack of adequate warning ⓘ
rapid forward speed at landfall ⓘ
partOf 1938 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ
rankedAs one of the most destructive New England hurricanes on record ⓘ
stormSurgeHeight 17 feet ⓘ
5.2 meters ⓘ
struckRegion Connecticut ⓘ
Long Island, New York ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
uprooted millions of trees ⓘ
year 1938 ⓘ

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Park River → majorFloodEvent → Great New England Hurricane of 1938 ⓘ
Great New England Hurricane of 1938 → alsoKnownAs → New England Hurricane of 1938 ⓘ
linked to: Great New England Hurricane of 1938