Posted by Wayne G. Barber
On September 21, 1938, the Great New England Hurricane came ashore near Long Island, New York and moved north into the New England area. The majority of the storm damage was from storm surge and wind. Damage was estimated at $308 million, the equivalent of $5.1 billion today. Due to the lack of technology in 1938, New England residents were not warned of the hurricane's arrival, leaving no time to prepare or evacuate. The winds reached up to 150 mph, with waves surging to around 25–35 feet high. The photograph shows a map of the track of the storm put together by the Army Corps of Engineers
