It will never again be used for an This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 1985. The storm had an impact all across Connecticut with … In North Carolina, where Gloria made its first landfall, the strongest winds were 74 mph (119 km/h) at a station near Throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic, the winds remained generally below hurricane force; however, winds reached 92 mph (147 km/h) along the High waves washed away 30 ft (9.1 m) of a fishing pier in While just off the New Jersey coast, Gloria produced strong winds, peaking at 81 mph (130 km/h) in Though Gloria moved quickly through the region, it dropped moderate rainfall in locations, including 6.04 inches (153 mm) at While making its second landfall, Gloria was accompanied by a storm surge of 6.9 ft (2.1 m) at Along Long Island, the high storm surge flooded hundreds of streets and caused heavy beach erosion. If New England has a signature weather disaster in the minds of most people, it is the blizzard, not the hurricane.Yet, with some regularity, perhaps once a decade, one of these powerful tropical cyclones manages to find its way into this region.Western Massachusetts has been fortunate to escape a direct hit of a hurricane for more than 20 years. About 1.5 million people in the state lost power, including two-thirds of the It is believed peak gusts reached 115 mph (185 km/h) in eastern While moving across New England, Gloria was a weakened hurricane that passed quickly through the area.
Gloria was the first significant hurricane to affect New England since Hurricane Donna in 1960. Since hurricanes were not named and fewer records were kept at the time, the information on some of the storms remains incomplete. Flooding forced several highways to close, and in Pennsylvania, thousands were forced to evacuate their homes. Damage was $1.5 billion.
Information is updated every hour. Residents also evacuated portions of At the same time Gloria was making landfall on Long Island, a storm warning was issued for western New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.Hurricane Gloria was a large hurricane that affected much of the While offshore the eastern United States, the hurricane's strongest winds were on the eastern periphery, which reduced the winds over land.
In North Carolina, high waves damaged many homes along the Outer Banks and caused heavy beach erosion. The storm surge destroyed 48 homes on Long Island, while the winds damaged the roofs of many more. In Connecticut, about 20,000 people evacuated along the coast, and 7,300 evacuated from neighboring Rhode Island. It was a Category 1 hurricane when it came ashore in Connecticut.Hurricane Diane, which grazed Massachusetts as it traveled east along the coast in August 1955, nevertheless produced more rain in one day than any other storm in this region. Information is updated every hour.Would you like to take a brief survey regarding your experience with fema.gov? Gloria was experienced as a full category one hurricane in all of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. You can only imagine the destruction of a Category 3,” Skurko said.In August of 1991, hurricane Bob, whose eye traveled through eastern Massachusetts, caused six deaths and an estimated $2.5 billion, in 2012 dollars, in damage in the Northeast, with Cape Cod the hardest hit area of the commonwealth. Hurricane Gloria was a powerful Cape Verde hurricane that formed on September 15, 1985 and tracked across the Atlantic through September 28 (Figure 1). In September, 1985, Hurricane Gloria roared through New England. In Connecticut, one man was electrocuted while repairing downed power lines.In Canada, the damage was less than expected, but confusion related to the storm threat prompted Due to its impact, the name Gloria was retired from the Atlantic tropical storm naming list. It was a Category 2 hurricane as it came ashore in Rhode Island.Hurricane Gloria slammed Massachusetts in September 1985, its path coming right through Western Massachusetts. Most of the following are tropical cyclones that passed through the states after weakening from their peak. Residents should learn if they live or work in a hurricane evacuation zone, make an emergency plan, assemble an emergency kit, and stay informed.
The most notorious and deadly of these storms is the Donnelly, J. P.; Ettinger, R.; Cleary, P. (2001): "Intense hurricane strikes in southeastern New England since A.D. 1000",