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Hurricane Diane was the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than an estimated $1 billion in damage (in 1955 dollars, which would be $11,764,962,686 today [1]), including direct costs and the loss of business and personal revenue. [nb 1] It formed on August 7 from a tropical wave between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.
The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck River, the Farmington River, and the Quinebaug River. [1]
After a Fujiwhara interaction with Hurricane Connie, Diane curved northward or north-northeastward and quickly deepened. [4] By early on August 8, the storm was upgraded to a hurricane. Only several hours later, Diane peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph (169 km/h). [7] The storm resumed its west-northwestward motion on August 13.
September 19, 1955 – Hurricane Ione makes landfall in North Carolina; its outer moisture produces light rainfall across the state. [9] September 28, 1956 – Hurricane Flossy passes southeast of the state, producing up to 3.30 in (84 mm) of rain. In nearby Washington, D.C., a peak wind gust of 45 mph (72 km/h) is reported. [10]
August 19, 1955: Hurricane Diane causes flooding in mountainous regions in Southeastern New York. [37] Damage in the state was largely limited to an area between Port Jervis and Poughkeepsie , where totals reached $16.2 million with one reported fatality.
August 19–20, 1955 – Hurricane Diane moved across Central Jersey only a week after Connie deluged the area, triggering heavy rains that reached 8.10 in (206 mm) of rainfall in Sussex. The rains caused severe flooding along the major Delaware, Passaic, and Raritan rivers. Three people drowned along the Millstone River.
The damages from Hurricane Helene are still being calculated but the storm already ranks among the deadliest and costliest in US ... Diane - 1955, 184. Ian - 2022, 156. Agnes - 1972, 122. Harvey ...
Hurricane Diane in 1955 produced over 19 inches of rain in Massachusetts and contributed to the 1955 Connecticut floods, one of the worst flooding events in Connecticut's history. [2] More recently, in 2011, a weakening Hurricane Irene produced historic flooding in Vermont, causing over $175 million in damage. [3]