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!

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 ...

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 ...

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.

NARRAGANSETT – The Hurricane of 1938, with whipping winds and thunderous waves, blew and washed away the top of a lighthouse here, killing Walter B. Eberle, an assistant keeper. His body was ...

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 ...

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938. Category: 3. Date: Sept. 21, 1938. This hurricane is still referred to as "The Big One," with NOAA saying it "ranks as one of the most costly and deadly ...

NARRAGANSETT – The Hurricane of 1938, with whipping winds and thunderous waves, blew and washed away the top of a lighthouse here, killing Walter B. Eberle, an assistant keeper.

(Hurricane of 1938) Ever-Ready Engine and Hose Co. No. 2, 201 Thames Street. (Hurricane of 1938) Cranston. Cranston League for Cranston’s Future, 970 Pontiac Ave. (Flood of 2010) ...

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 ...

NARRAGANSETT – The Hurricane of 1938, with whipping winds and thunderous waves, blew and washed away the top of a lighthouse here, killing Walter B. Eberle, an assistant keeper. His body was ...