Yesterday was the 185th anniversary of...

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Yesterday was the 185th anniversary of...

#1 Postby Jim Cantore » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:20 am

The Norfolk Long Island Hurricane of 1821, which today would be a catacylsmic disaster.

The storm killed 200 people and caused $200,000 in damage (Today would be over 100 Billion easily) The storm is the only major Hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey, but being 1821, I doubt it's accuracy.

This was also the storm where William C. Redfield discovered that Hurricanes were round, by studying the pattern in which the trees fell.

Does anyone have memories of this Hurricane? :lol: (Couldn't resist that last line)
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#2 Postby NFLDART » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:57 pm

Wow Very cool info.
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