1944 Great Atlantic hurricane

It grew in fury and moved toward the Atlantic coast of the United States.

The forecasters called it the Great Atlantic Hurricane.

Being usually conservative, Weather Bureau forecasters seldom use the word great when warning of hurricanes, and when they do, it is time for everybody to be on guard.

In this case, the casualties at sea included one destroyer, two Coast Guard cutters, a light vessel, and a minesweeper.

Sosen hung around and argued.

He pointed out that if the plane went down at sea, he wouldn't need any passport to the place he was going, and they finally agreed.

Milt Sosen got his wish in full measure on September thirteen, nineteen forty-four, in the great Atlantic hurricane, which had developed a fury seldom attained even in the worst of these tropical giants.

It had crossed the northern Bahamas and was headed northwestward on a broad arc that was to bring its death-dealing winds to New Jersey, Long Island, and New England.

This image, this map comes to us from the National Hurricane Center.

And so today in weather history, September the 14th and 15th, today the 15th, 1944, the Great Atlantic Hurricane pounded the eastern seaboard.

Significant storm surge, rainfall-induced flooding, and winds over 75 miles per hour damaged thousands of buildings today.

in towns from the Carolin 46 people were killed in And that portion of our daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.

This next little bit of information, as well as the map that you're seeing on your screen, comes to us from the National Hurricane Center.

While this hurricane, the Great Atlantic Hurricane, caused 46 deaths and $100 million in damage in the United States, the worst effects occurred at sea where it wreaked havoc on World War II shipping.

Five ships, including a US Navy destroyer and minesweeper, Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters and a light vessel sank due to the storm, causing 344 deaths.

And again, on this day, September the 14th and 15th, the Great Atlantic Hurricane pounding the eastern seaborne, 1944.

It grew in fury and moved toward the Atlantic coast of the United States.

The forecasters called it the Great Atlantic Hurricane.

Being usually conservative, Weather Bureau forecasters seldom use the word great when warning of hurricanes, and when they do, it is time for everybody to be on guard.

In this case, the casualties at sea included one destroyer, two Coast Guard cutters, a light vessel, and a mine sweeper.

Sosen hung around and argued.

He pointed out that if the plane went down at sea, he wouldn't need any passport to the place he was going, and they finally agreed.

Milt Sosen got his wish in full measure on September 13, 1944, in the great Atlantic hurricane, which had developed a fury seldom attained even in the worst of these tropical giants.

It had crossed the northern Bahamas and was headed northwestward on a broad arc that was to bring its death-dealing winds to New Jersey, Long Island, and New England.