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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]
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 19. That's when the Category 1 storm, which wasn’t expected to cause severe damage, triggered flooding, food shortages and a power outage ...
After causing widespread destruction along the Gulf Coast, (specifically Louisiana), Ida moved north, spawned a destructive tornado outbreak, and caused massive flooding in many Northeastern states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ida is now the sixth-costliest tropical cyclone on record. [8] 2021 Heat wave: 229 ≥$8.9 billion
The firm noted that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has indicated that about 150 federal disaster declarations have taken place so far this year, including seven for the states affected by ...
Historic comparisons to Fiona. 1893 San Roque hurricane – a Category 3 hurricane that took a similar track to Fiona. Hurricane Ginny (1963) – a Category 2 hurricane that was previously the most intense storm to hit Nova Scotia. Hurricane Hortense (1996) – a Category 4 hurricane which had a near-identical track, intensity, and impacts to ...
Fiona is the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Hurricane Maria, which struck in September 2017 and destroyed Puerto Rico’s power grid. The island started a long road to ...
1947 New York City smallpox outbreak: disease 2 [172] 1929 1929 Yankee Stadium stampede: mass unrest 2 [173] 1835 Great Fire of New York: fire 2 [174] 2020 2020 New York City Subway fire: rail 1 [175] 2019 2019 New York City helicopter crash aircraft 1 [176] 2007 2007 New York City steam explosion: explosion 1 [163] 1995 Williamsburg Bridge ...
As of the hurricane center’s 5 a.m. Monday advisory, Fiona was about 15 miles west-southwest of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts.