Impacts Of The Great Hurricane Of 1938

So there was this sudden storm.Then there started to become flood’s everywhere and even around people’s homes.”On September 21, 1938, one of the most destructive and powerful hurricanes in recorded history struck Long Island and Southern New England.” From”The Great Hurricane of 1938”

There were Weather Conditions,Other Conditions & Impacts that made this Hurricane so deadly.

There was winds up to 155mph,Also waves as high as 30 to 50 feet high,flood’s are high as 12 to 17 feet deep.

Human error-forecasters thought that the Hurricane was going out to sea.1 forecaster thought differently and thought it would hit NY and NE. There were many Impacts that happened because of the storm,There was $400 million dollars in damage.682 people