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jpak

(41,756 posts)
5. Talked with my 88 YO aunt about the 1938 New England Hurricane over Labor Day weekend
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 07:43 PM
Sep 2017

That was a CAT 3 and killed a lot of people and felled an enormous number of trees...

http://www.weather.gov/okx/1938HurricaneHome

Squinch

(50,901 posts)
9. I think it was PBS that did a documentary about that. I am vaguely
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 07:58 PM
Sep 2017

remembering a story of a bunch of school kids on a bus that was overrun with the surge and all the kids were killed.

That thing was a monster. Was your aunt in it?

jpak

(41,756 posts)
11. Yes - as a child in Maine
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 08:01 PM
Sep 2017

She said the air was "not right" before it hit and they had a lot of trees down in the yard.

Luckily they moved the car and it survived.

Mariana

(14,854 posts)
10. My grandmother went into labor during that storm
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 08:00 PM
Sep 2017

in Providence. My dad was born early on the 22nd.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
7. Guesses as to how strong Jose will be?
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 07:52 PM
Sep 2017

My mother in law in New Haven is going to be worried about this.

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