The Great New England hurricane of 1938
September 21,1938: The Great New England Hurricane occurred. The storm formed on September 13 northwest of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of africa and reached hurricane strength 3 days later. As the storm turned to the north on the 19th and 20th and strengthened into a powerful category 5 hurricane. “Weather bureau had warned a gale along the atlantic coast, when it was realized that this storm was continuing north, it was too late to get adequate hurricane warning to all coastal areas.” The winds were something over 75 miles per hour. Four out of about forty cottages in the ocean front and on the back of it at least two or three skeletons remained. The next zone island was also cleared
September 21,1938: The Great New England Hurricane occurred. The storm formed on September 13 northwest of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of africa and reached hurricane strength 3 days later. As the storm turned to the north on the 19th and 20th and strengthened into a powerful category 5 hurricane. “Weather bureau had warned a gale along the atlantic coast, when it was realized that this storm was continuing north, it was too late to get adequate hurricane warning to all coastal areas.” The winds were something over 75 miles per hour. Four out of about forty cottages in the ocean front and on the back of it at least two or three skeletons remained. The next zone island was also cleared