This hurricane hitting New England is probably a low probability but it has happened in the past. The hurricane of 1938 crossed Long Island and then went across Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut then across Central Massachusetts into NH. Killed 700 people, destroyed 19000 homes and took down over 20,000 miles of powerlines. So many trees were blown down that they had to create a special authority in addition to the CCC and WPA to handle the debris removal. Imagine the damage of a similar storm today.
More here:
Often hurricanes weaken as they get
into cooler waters; they get downgraded
to tropical storms or depressions.
A hurricane can deliver high winds to
the east of the eye, heavy rains to
the west. While many storms fizzle
out despite dire forecasts, there have
still been significant nor’ easters
and trop storms.
Irene, Sandy, etc and also recent
storms that flooded parts of
western New England. One such storm
about 10 yrs ago battered VT, western MA
NY and NJ. There was a video showing people making efforts to save lives—
and “some rescuers shown here would
lose their lives later, in the attempt”
I was. 5 years old when that storm hit Boston……..I still remember the loud howling sound…..terrifying .
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I was. 5 years old when that storm hit Boston……..I still remember the loud howling sound…..terrifying .
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