Report Looks Back at New England Hurricane of 1938
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 Catastrophe PropertyKaren Clark & Company, independent experts in catastrophe risk, catastrophe models and catastrophe risk management, issued a report, in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Great New England Hurricane, examining the impact of a comparable storm making landfall today. Considered by many to be the greatest single event in the meteorological history of the region, the 1938 hurricane made landfall near Bellport, Long Island on Sept. 21. Believed to be a Category 3 on today’s Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of 120 mph, the storm caused unprecedented destruction. Significant wind damages were experienced throughout the region, and many coastal towns were completely wiped out by storm surge heights exceeding 10 feet in many areas.
