 Map of the Great Colonial Hurricane's path (reconstructed by the AOML) | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | Unknown |
| Dissipated | September 24, 1815 |
| Category 4 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | ≥130 mph (≥215 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤947 mbar (hPa); ≤27.96 inHg (estimated) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 38+ direct |
| Injuries | Unknown |
| Damage | $12.5 million (1815 USD) |
| Areas affected | Long Island, New England, other areas? |
| [1] | |
Part of the 1815 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The Great September Gale of 1815 was a deadly and fast-moving Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1815 that became the second of five known major hurricanes to strike New England.[2] At the time, it was the first hurricane to strike the greater area in 180 years.[3]
After striking on Long Island, the hurricane caused major damage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.[4] Rhode Island suffered the worst damage, as the storm surge flooded towns along Narragansett Bay up to and including Providence.[5]
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- ^ Hughes (1987), referring to the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635, the 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane, "Hurricane Four" of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season, and the New England Hurricane of 1938.
- ^ Norcross, Bryan (2006). Hurricane Almanac 2006: The Essential Guide to Storms Past, Present, and Future. Macmillan. pp. 34. ISBN 0-312-36297-8.
- ^ "1815- The Great September Gale". Hurricanes: Science and Society. September 1815. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Emlen, Rob (23 September 2015). "200 years ago today: Remembering the Great Gale of 1815". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 23 September 2015.