1815 New England hurricane
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The Great September Gale of 1815 (the word "hurricane" was not yet current in American English) is one of five "major hurricanes" (Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale) to strike New England since 1635.[2] At the time it struck, the Great September Gale was the first hurricane to strike New England in 180 years.[3]
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | before September 22, 1815 (1815-09-22) |
Dissipated | September 24, 1815 (1815-09-25) |
Category 4 major hurricane | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 130 mph (215 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | ≤947 mbar (hPa); ≤27.96 inHg (estimated) |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 38+ direct |
Damage | $12.5 million (1815 USD) |
Areas affected | New England, and New York |
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Part of the 1815 Atlantic hurricane season |
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After striking on Long Island, the hurricane caused major damage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.[4] Rhode Island suffered the worst damage, as the storm surge flooded towns along Narragansett Bay up to and including Providence.[5]