A look at the facts and figures for the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most powerful and deadliest hurricane in recent New England history. 19.4 feet: Connecticut River’s height above flood stage at Hartford 25 feet: high-tide peak from New London (CT) to Cape Cod (MA) 564 deaths and 1,700 injuries in southern New England […]
By Yankee Magazine
Aug 19 2008
Flooding from the Hurricane of 1938 in Keene, NH.
Photo Credit : Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire CountyA look at the facts and figures for the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most powerful and deadliest hurricane in recent New England history.
feet: Connecticut River’s height above flood stage at Hartford
feet: high-tide peak from New London (CT) to Cape Cod (MA)
deaths and 1,700 injuries in southern New England
feet: depth of storm tide covering the streets of Providence, RI
cost of storm damage in 1938 dollars
homes destroyed
workers brought to New York and New England by Bell Systems to repair downed phone lines
miles per hour: peak wind-gust speed, strongest ever recorded at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA
estimated cost of storm damage in 2007 dollars
fishing boats destroyed