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Hurricane-force gusts buffeted Newark, New Jersey, and rainfall exceeded a weather observer's rain gauge capacity of 4.75 in (121 mm). [11] Strong winds imperiled New York City late on July 18 into the next morning; there was widespread tree damage, with branches and leaves littering the ground, and many specimens uprooted or snapped.
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
First Atlantic hurricane season to be included in the HURDAT. 1852: 5 5 1 73.28 100+ 3 "Great Mobile" 3 "Great Mobile" One of three seasons in which all known cyclones became hurricanes. 1853: 8 4 2 76.49 40 4 Three: Earliest known Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 1854: 5 3 1 31.00 30+ 3 "South Carolina" 3 "South Carolina" 1855 ...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
Offshore Virginia coast to west of New York City: Tropical Storm. Off Virginia on September 11 and off New York City on September 13 [144] [26] [145] 1766 September 17–24 Saint Kitts, Montserrat to Puerto Rico to Azores: N/A Hurricane San Genaro of 1766 On September 19, this was a severe hurricane that impacted Puerto Rico. It destroyed half ...
Category 4 is the second-highest hurricane classification category on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, and storms that are of this intensity maintain maximum sustained winds of 113–136 knots (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h). Based on the Atlantic hurricane database, 144 hurricanes have attained Category 4 hurricane status since 1851, the ...
0–9. Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1815 New England hurricane; 1815 North Carolina hurricane; 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane
1850 Atlantic hurricane season; 1851 Atlantic hurricane season; ... 1858 Atlantic hurricane season; 1859 Atlantic hurricane season; L. 1856 Last Island hurricane