";s:4:"text";s:5485:" A confidential report was released by the At 9:00 am EDT on September 21, the Washington office issued northeast storm warnings north of Atlantic City and south of That day, 28 year-old rookie Charles Pierce was standing in for two veteran meteorologists. You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month.
The Great 1938 Hurricane took almost everyone by surprise. No more Maple Groves, no barn, the cows were standing in what used to be their stalls.. Extratropical transition gradually begins as the hurricane interacts with the frontal boundary on September 21
COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARYTrudging through the water after the hurricane of 1938. The bodies were laid out on the country club lawn in Westhampton later the next day. Winds were recorded at 60 mph (97 km/h) at In New York City and Long Island, schools were dismissed early.Eastern Long Island experienced the worst of the storm.
At that time most people were out of work and would gladly work for the standard wage of $2 per day. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of such cookies. The 1938 hurricane was the worst natural disaster in American history — a gale that wreaked more death and havoc than either the great Chicago fire or the San Francisco earthquake. Estimates vary, but at least 400 people died that day and maybe as many as 800. Few paid attention to the storm barreling up the coast.
Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.In New Hampshire, fire destroyed four buildings in Peterborough and wind blew down part of the Cog Railway on The storm soaked an unknown number of pants. Even today, the numbers are startling.
Those who lived through the hurricane of 1938 and survive today say that September 21 started out as a regular, sunshiny day—the postman delivered mail, children took off for school,... We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and help us improve our websites. The mean low-water storm tide was 14.1 ft (4.3 m) at Stamford, 12.8 ft (3.9 m) at Bridgeport, and 10.58 ft (3.22 m) at New London, which remains a record high.The eye of the storm followed the Connecticut River north into Even though the storm center tracked further west, through Vermont, The western periphery of the hurricane brought heavy rain and gusty winds to Delaware and southeastern Maryland.This article is about the 1938 hurricane. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.Rhode Island got battered by the Great 1938 Hurricane.
Even today, the numbers are startling. (Morris & Bleyer, 1998) Total cost of the storm throughout the northeast in 1998 dollars would place the 1938 Hurricane as the 6Southhampton suffered heavily along the shore front.
The oyster and clam industry was also wiped out as tons of sand smothered the entire harvest.Salt spray from wind-blown sea water and mixed rain water also had the effect of browning trees that did survive. A private boat is lifted up across Montauk Highway.
In fact, more than 2,700 men were brought into New York and New England by Bell Systems just to repair the downed phone lines. It took a week to restore power in Provincetown, and 200 men spent a week trying to open the roads to Newport, R.I.The storm blew down so many trees that paper mills processed them for nine years.The blowdowns posed a dilemma: What to do with enough woody debris to nearly fill Rhode Island? There is a memorial at Montauk Lighthouse (though my Great-Grandfather’s name is misspelled, believe it or not). Following landfall, the storm merges with the trough of low-pressure, isolating it from tropical air and completing extratropical transition on September 22 Eastern Connecticut was on the eastern side of the hurricane.
Homeless refugees crammed into town halls, armories and fire stations. In all, over 2.7 billion board feet of trees fell because of the storm, although 1.6 billion board feet of the trees were salvaged.Due to the lack of technology in 1938, Long Island residents were not warned of the hurricane's arrival,The western side of the hurricane caused sustained tropical storm-force winds, high waves, and storm surge along the The metropolitan area escaped the worst of the wind and storm surge because it was hit by the storm's weaker western side. Stone stairs from a washed away house stood on Atlantic Ave through the 80sMy Dad lived through this storm in Westport Mass. The building shown with its side destroyed is White’s Drugstore in Montauk…
US Dept of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service New York, NY 175 Brookhaven Avenue Upton, NY 11973 631-924-0517 This photograph is indicative of the damage brought on by the infamous Hurricane of 1938. There is a memorial at Montauk Lighthouse (though my Great-Grandfather’s name is misspelled, believe it or not). The estimated storm tide was 15 ft (4.6 m) in this region.