On September 21, 1938 one of the most violent storms to impact New England since colonial times raced ashore near New Haven and spread a deadly combination of wind, rain and storm surge from Long ...

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 Katharine Hepburn’s Connecticut beach house and 8,900 other homes were swept into the sea. Sarah Zielinski. August 25, 2011. Get our newsletter!

Hurricane of 1938 Storm Team 5's Danielle Vollmar talks to survivors about the deaths and destruction caused by the Hurricane of 1938.

Those who survived: SouthCoast survivors recall aftermath of Hurricane of 1938 Fall River, New Bedford and surrounding towns were unprepared. While rains were heavy, the worst damage came from the ...

One of the many homes wrecked in hard-hit West Hampton Beach, Long Island in the 1938 hurricane, where many met death. On Fire Island more than 1,000 bungalows were demolished after the hurricane hit.

The 1938 hurricane caused 306 million dollars of damage 75 years ago, but that would translate into nearly 18 billion dollars today and would put that storm in the top 5-7 most costly storms of ...

The Hurricane of 1938 remains the standard that all storms since are measured against. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look-Change your current location ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- This September marks 86 years since the Great New England Hurricane of 1938, which remains a benchmark storm for all future New England tropical systems.

Hurricane season in Connecticut runs from June to November, with peak season lasting from mid-August to late October, according to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public ...

The hurricane of 1938 still stands as a reminder why, he said. The following are memories from people who lived through the storm: Mildred Bernier, 79, of Norwich: “I went to St. Patrick’s School. I ...

What was the Hurricane of 1938? The storm was a Category 5 hurricane that traveled extremely rapidly up the East Coast in September 1938. It eluded the notice of the United States Weather Bureau until ...