[Solon]

"Hog Island largely disappeared that night," Coch says. "As far as I know, it is the only incidence of the removal of an entire island by a hurricane."

Never heard of Hog Island or the storm of 1938. This was a fascinating article.

The article centered on NYC. But what of Long Island? In googling, they say that the hurricane of 1938 holds the forward speed record for any Atlantic hurricane. That means more lead time is needed for evacuations but... in a Cat 4/5 hurricane how do you evacutate millions of people off LI? The Throgs Neck?

Born & bred in Bay Shore, so this article sent chills down my spine.

[wtc911]

You evacuate north of Sunrise Highway if you are west of the east-end split. If you are on the south fork you move to higher ground like Shinnecock Hills since there will be no evacuation effective past the bottleneck. North Fork damage would be mostly wing except along the bay-facing areas.

Most of the North Shore is elevated already but the harbor towns would flood. Riverhead would be under water.

I've experienced hurricanes on both the South Shore and the North. The damage was greater on the south.

[wtc911]

The storm of '38 created the Moriches Inlet and destroyed a community called High Hill that was just east of Jones Beach and west of Tobay.

[oceanview]

long island cannot be evacuated - there isn't even a plan for it. the plan is for all people north of sunrise highway to evacuate in place - in their homes. everyone south of sunrise hwy evacuates north - staying with friends, the nassau coliseum holds 25000, schools, etc. the plan also calls for people to drive to the shopping malls, park in the concrete parking structures, and ride it out there.