1938 New England hurricane
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1938-new-england-hurricane-204-13528879
title:
1938 New England hurricane
text:
The 1938 New England Hurricane was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to strike the United States. The storm formed near the coast of Africa on September 9, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, before making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Long Island on Wednesday, September 21. It is estimated that the hurricane killed 682 people, damaged or destroyed more than 57,000 homes, and caused property losses estimated at $306 million. Al
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Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1938
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_New_England_hurricane
date created:
2004-01-31T23:06:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:00:47Z
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