[18] Some entire coastal communities were nearly destroyed,[13] and 620 houses and 83 other buildings were destroyed in the state. Carolina Coast", Tropical cyclones affecting North Carolina since 1586: An Historical Perspective, "Damage is High with Big Death Toll in Storm", "Hurricane Irene Threatens New York: The Six Worst Hurricanes to Hit the Region", "Storm Death Toll 49, Damage in Millinos", The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones from 1851 to 2004 (and Other Frequently Asked Hurricane Facts), "Rash of Hurricanes May Bring Insurance rate Hike", "Third Steeple Going Up on Boston Church", "Hurricane Fighters Seek Achilles' Heel in Storm". [21] There were 65 deaths in New England,[13] and about 1,000 injured people. The hurricane reached its peak intensity at Category 3 status on August 12 with 120 mph sustained winds. area. In this rare video footage, we can see exactly what Carol and Edna did to the people of Maine. Hurricanes Connie and Diane (1955) Hurricane Carol killed 60 people in August 1954. [12] About 1,000 houses were damaged on the island,[15] and 275,000 people lost power. [34] The president ordered for troops to assist in the aftermath. [26] Carol lost this distinction 10 days later when Hurricane Edna caused $15 million in damage in the state. Strong, sustained winds swept through Rhode Island and the eastern parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, killing dozens and destroying buildings, automobiles, boats and crops. Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches spread across the region, and … In New England, Hurricane Carol killed 65 people and injured a thousand. [9], On eastern Long Island near where Carol made landfall, a pressure of 960 mbar (28 inHg) was recorded. The hurricane killed three people in Maine, and injured many more. [13] Near the coast, the combination of strong winds and the storm surge damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings, including 100 destroyed houses. In Newport, R.I., it damaged the Casino. On August 31, Carol sped up and slammed into Old Saybrook, Conn. Tosemary Carpichio, then 10, remembered it well. Over 200 dams in New England suffered partial to total failure due to the hurricane’s torrential rainfall. Hurricane Carol started on Aug. 25, 1954, as a tropical wave near the Bahamas, and strengthened as it moved northwest. [9] The hurricane's storm surge covered the Montauk Highway in Montauk, effectively isolating eastern Long Island for a period of time. Item Information. On Block Island, winds gusted over 135 mph (the strongest winds ever recorded there). It was too late to evacuate.”. The well-organized hurricane accelerated north-northeastward and made landfall on eastern Long Island, New York, and then over eastern Connecticut on August 31 with sustained winds estimated at 110-mph and a barometric pressure near 956 mb. Hurricane Carol crashes into Connecticut. State officials then ordered the evacuation of Cape Cod, and 20,000 people left the peninsula. Carol is a bit forgotten – the impact was less than 1938 and it was overshadowed in the state by the remnants of Connie and Diane in 1955 that paralyzed the state with a biblical flood. Carol, classified as a hurricane made landfall on August 31, 1954. The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season was the first time an organized list of female names was used to name Atlantic storms. [15] The winds destroyed the roofs of hundreds of buildings, forcing many to evacuate to shelters during the passage of the storm. The hurricane then moved northeast, flooding the mid-Atlantic coast. [15] High winds left over 150,000 people without power in New England,[18] potentially as many as one-third of all of New England,[19] and many residents also lost phone service. Carol caused such destruction that the weather service retired her name, the first ever for an Atlantic hurricane. All in all, the 1954 hurricane season ranked as one of the worst in the 20th century. The storm took out power for days, Gov. Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine suffered as well, though to a lesser extent.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'newenglandhistoricalsociety_com-box-3','ezslot_5',112,'0','0'])); On tiny Onset Island, the storm trapped more than a dozen families who had no warning of the approaching storm. [18] The heaviest rainfall associated with the passage of the storm occurred in New London, where up to 6 inches (150 mm) fell[13] and wind blew off a portion of the city hall roof. With rescues continuing in … [19] The winds downed two broadcasting towers in the city. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. North Carolina’s Hurricane History. Subject: B3) What storm names have been retired? It officially began on June 15, and lasted until November 15, although activity occurred both before and after the season's limits. 1955 Photo New Bedford Symbolic Restoration Work Hurricane Carol Leclair 7x9. [26] Fallen trees blocked highways,[12] and one person was injured by a falling tree limb. [2] On August 26, the Hurricane Hunters reported an eye, 23 miles (37 km) in diameter despite Carol being a tropical storm. In New York, strong winds on Long Island damaged about 1,000 houses, left 275,000 people without electricity, downed many trees, and resulted in heavy crop losses. 1,545 houses were destroyed and another 9,720 were damaged. into a hurricane on September 2nd east of the Leeward Islands. Old North Church after Hurricane Carol got done with its steeple. [11] It was a replacement spire, after a hurricane in 1804 destroyed the original. The winds flattened hundreds of acres of corn in North Livermore,[26] and throughout the state, there was heavy damage to the apple crop. [9] Strong winds from Hurricane Carol destroyed nearly 40% of the apple, corn, peach, and tomato crops from eastern Connecticut to Cape Cod. [2] It moved to the north-northwest and intensified into a tropical storm early on August 26. North Carolina’s Hurricane History. The name was reused in the 1965 season, but was retroactively retired, and it will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane. [37], Due to the high damage, the name Carol was removed from the naming list for 10 years. [12] In Massachusetts, the National Guard were deployed to six towns to prevent looting. The next day, Carol morphed into an extratropical cyclone over northern New England. Rod Sherman was at a family reunion in Little Compton, R.I. In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, wind gusts peaked at 47 mph (75 km/h). This story was updated in 2020. comeback 10 years later, only to be retired again, Richard Potter, Celebrity Black Magician of the 19th Century, A Lynching in Maine: What Happened to James Cullen, Alexander Hamilton Bids Farewell to Connecticut and Its Ragged Money, Just One Kind of Murder in the 1850 Parkman-Webster Case. This page was last edited on 26 November 2020, at 05:18. [9], In Dedham, Massachusetts, the hurricane knocked down the 80 foot bell tower on the East Dedham firehouse, today the oldest wooden firehouse in the country. Storm warnings were issued southward to Charleston. Carol was also the strongest storm of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season and the first Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since the 1938 New England hurricane. With … [3] After quickly crossing Long Island Sound, the hurricane made landfall again near Groton, Connecticut,. It made a comeback 10 years later, only to be retired again. [9] The steeple of the Old North Church in Boston was rebuilt in 1955, after residents throughout the country provided $150,000 in donations. [9] Despite the high damage, advance warning allowed for many fewer deaths than the total of 488 fatalities during the 1938 New England hurricane, which affected the same area with similar strength. [10] Damage was minor from Virginia to Delaware, where light rains fell. Spoiled food due to lack of refrigeration resulted in about $1 million in losses. The storm damaged more than 10,000 homes, completely destroying 1,545. In addition to Diane, hurricanes Hazel, Connie and Ione made landfall in North Carolina between October 1954 and September 1955- the state received direct hits from four hurricanes in a 12-month period. In Massachusetts, the National Guard were deployed to six towns to prevent looting. Storm surge flooded LaGuardia Airport and inundated the Montauk Highway, which left the eastern portion of Long Island isolated. It has been almost eight years since a major hurricane struck the US, the longest such period since the Civil War. Winds on Block Island reached 135 mph, the highest ever recorded there. In Boston, Hurricane Carol tore off the spire of the Old North Church. The resulting storm surge flooded downtown Providence with 12 feet (3.7 m) of water. The area of disturbed weather quickly became a tropical storm by August 27...and was officially classified as a hurricane while east of Florida late on 27 August. It also caused more than $10 Million in damages across the state, becoming the most costly natural disaster in the Maine’s history. Some coastal communities in Rhode Island, from Westerly to Narragansett, were almost completely destroyed as a result of the hurricane’s powerful winds. But from August 1954 through September 1955, five major hurricanes struck the US - Carol, Edna, Hazel, Connie and Ione Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search The Deseret News - Google News Archive… [18] Damage to the apple crop amounted to $1.7 million. [15] Near the coast, strong storm surges were reported,[13] and a 20 feet (6.1 m) storm tide was reported at New Bedford, setting a record. The reanalysis by Chris Landsea and the work by Jarvinen shows a landfall of Carol near Groton. Hurricane Carol developed from an area of disturbed weather east of the southern Bahamas on August 25, 1954. Fortunately, it was about 50 miles east of Carol's track and proved far less destructive. of the 1953 Atlantic hurricane season. Storms in the 1910s. The storm caused an additional $1 million in damage in Canada as well as two deaths. Upon making landfall around high tide, Carol produced a storm surge of up to 14.4 feet (4.4 m) in Narragansett Bay, surpassing that of the New England Hurricane of 1938. While moving west of Maine, the hurricane dropped heavy rainfall, including a report of 2.15 inches (63 mm) in 12 hours. Hurricane Hunters and the Weather Bureau collected data on subsequent hurricanes to determine their structure, as well as attempted to weaken storms with silver iodide via Project Stormfury. Damage from Hurricane Carol approximated $642 million, making it the costliest storm up to that point. The landfall intensity was based on a pressure of 957 mbar (28.3 inHg) recorded in Groton, Connecticut. Days later, Category 2 Diane made landfall, causing significant flooding and damage throughout southern New England. Carol is a bit forgotten – the impact was less than 1938 and it was overshadowed in the state by the remnants of Connie and Diane in 1955 that paralyzed the state with a … The hurricane flooded downtown Providence with up to 12 feet of water. Dunn, Gordon and Banner Miller. The hurricane caused flooding throughout the state and completely washed away roads and rail lines. Westerly was also flooded,[12] where 200 homes were washed away. [12] Carol produced winds of up to 80 mph (130 km/h) in Augusta, Maine. Further inland, the hurricane produced a wind gust of 55 mph (90 km/h) in Wilmington and 65 mph (105 km/h) in Cherry Point. “A day or two later, there was a photo on the front page of the Cape Cod Times of my mom in the back of the truck, reaching out her hand to help someone get on board,” he remembered. [4] After maintaining peak intensity for 30 hours and moving a distance of about 75 miles (120 km), Carol weakened slightly off the coast of Georgia. Event Overview. The worst hurricanes to hit Massachusetts from 1900-2000, in reverse date order, are: Hurricane Bob in 1991; "the twins" from 1954, Hurricanes Carol and Edna; and last but not least, the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. [17] There were power outages in New York City, but little damage. Christian Herter called up guardsmen in six Massachusetts towns to prevent looting. "Twisted Sisters: How Four Superstorms Forever Changed the Northeast in 1954 & 1955." A tropical wave spawned a tropical depression over the northeastern Bahamas on August 25. Workers quickly removed trees from highways. continued to strengthen and reached category 4 status on on the 3rd, which made Carol the strongest tropical cyclone. Edna killed 21 people , caused widespread power outages on Cape Cod, flooded roads and railroads in Main and forced evacuations throughout southern New England. Eight Mainers lost their lives in the storm due to drowning. [6] Carol quickly lost tropical characteristics while crossing into inland eastern Massachusetts, and became extratropical over southwestern New Hampshire, late on August 31. [32] Widespread areas were without power for days, and in some areas for up to a week, until crews could repair downed lines. Hurricane Carol was one of only four Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes to not have its name be retired, the other names being "Esther", "Edith" and "Emily". [2] Carol passed 100 miles (160 km) to the east of Virginia, and produced 40 mph (65 km/h) winds in Virginia Beach. [9] The hurricane also destroyed 3,500 cars and 3,000 boats in the region. [36], The high damage caused by Hurricane Carol and other hurricanes in 1954 prompted the United States government to devote research to set up the National Hurricane Research Project. It moved northwestward, and by September 7 it was a hurricane very near where Carol had formed two weeks before. 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