(YouTube video by wetwatervideo) Hurricane Connie was the first of two back-to-back hurricanes to strike the East Coast in August 1955, causing massive flooding in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania ...

Besides the 1938 hurricane, the 1955 flood was arguably the greatest natural disaster in Connecticut since colonial times. The amount of rain that fell in August 1955 is so off the charts no event ...

Sixteen people were killed in the DMV by this hurricane. Connie, 1955: This storm crossed the DMV on Aug. 13. Flooding was the largest problem, with flooding along Rock Creek and the Anacostia Rivers.

Diane came just days after Hurricane Connie on Aug. 12-13. “Hurricanes Connie on Aug. 12-13 and Diane on Aug. 18-19 dealt Pennsylvania a flood disaster. More than a foot of rain from the ...

Diane came just days after Hurricane Connie on Aug. 12-13. Hurricanes Connie on Aug. 12-13 and Diane on Aug. 18-19 dealt Pennsylvania a flood disaster. More than a foot of rain from the combined ...

In August 1955, Hurricane Connie made landfall on Staten Island. Connie ripped trees from their trunks and left more than 12,000 residents in the dark for more than 12 hours. Connie was deemed a ...

The rains produced by Connie saturated the soil and set the stage for the devastating floods that followed with Hurricane Diane. 16 people lost their lives in this storm. Total damages were $4 ...

In August, it seemed to do nothing but rain. On Aug. 13, a soggy storm named Hurricane Connie dropped 10 to 12 inches of water on the Lehigh Valley and points north. And now Hurricane Diane was ...