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In Atlantic City, 11 casinos were closed, resulting in a loss of $7 million (1985 USD). Dubbed by some as the storm of the century, the hurricane was expected to become the first hurricane to hit the New Jersey coastline since the hurricane in 1903, though a last minute turn spared the state. [1]
The List of New Jersey hurricanes includes all tropical cyclones originating in the Atlantic Ocean and affecting the state of New Jersey. Due to its location, few hurricanes have hit the state directly, though numerous hurricanes have passed near or through New Jersey in its history. About every 10 years, hurricanes approach the coastline close ...
Communities in northeastern New Jersey were hit hardest, with over 200,000 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed. More than 1.5 million customers lost power, and over 31,000 filed for federal ...
The New Jersey Task Force 1 team was deployed to Asheville, North Carolina, on Saturday to provide assistance to local communities recovering from the hurricane, the New Jersey State Police said ...
Sixty-eight was the number of hurricanes that hit North Carolina, ranking it 2 out of 5. North Carolina tied with Alabama and South Carolina with 12 as the number of major hurricanes that hit.
Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769; 1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane; Gale of 1878; 1893 Great Charleston hurricane; 1893 New York hurricane; 1893 Sea Islands hurricane; 1894 Greater Antilles hurricane; 1896 East Coast hurricane; 1903 New Jersey hurricane
Hurricane Debby, although downgraded to a tropical storm, has already wreaked havoc on parts of South Jersey by causing major rain and flooding. Now, remnants of the storm are coming for round two.
On October 29, Sandy lost its characteristics of a tropical cyclone and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while approaching the New Jersey coast. About two and a half hours later, the former hurricane moved ashore New Jersey near Brigantine in Atlantic County, just north of Atlantic City, producing wind gusts as strong as 91 mph (146 ...