Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island in the United States. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, 1954, and slowly strengthened as it moved northwestward. Carol reached an initial peak intensity of 105-mph on August 28, and continued to strengthen, and Carol was a small hurricane, and the radius of maximum winds was smaller than normal for its latitude and central pressure. Carol was retired, becoming the first name to be removed from the naming lists in the Atlantic basin after it made landfall in eastern Connecticut.
About Hurricane Carol in brief
Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island in the United States. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, 1954, and slowly strengthened as it moved northwestward. On August 27, Carol intensified to reach winds of 105 mph, but weakened as its motion turned to a northwest drift. The well-organized hurricane accelerated north-northeastward and made landfall on eastern Long Island, New York, and then over eastern Connecticut. Overall, Carol caused 72 fatalities and damage totaled USD 462 million, making it the costliest hurricane in the history of the U.S. at the time. Carol was retired, becoming the first name to be removed from the naming lists in the Atlantic basin after it made landfall in eastern Connecticut on August 31, 1954. The storm later transitioned into an extratropical cyclone over New Hampshire, on August 31, 1954 and became a tropical storm on August 32. It was the first hurricane to be named after a tropical cyclone in the eastern Atlantic basin. Carol caused an additional USD 1 million in damage in Canada as well as two deaths. It also caused minor coastal flooding and slight damage to houses in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D. C., Delaware, and New Jersey. Carol also brought strong winds and rough seas to coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island, and southeastern Massachusetts, and left 150,000 people without electricity and telephone service. 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.
Storm surge flooded LaGuardia Airport and inundated the Montauk Highway, which left the eastern portion of Long Island isolated. Residents evacuated along the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, south of Wilmington along the ocean. Carol lost its identity after entering southern Canada, and became extratopical over southwestern New Hampshire. The powerful extropical storm continued northward before losing its identity and losing its northward motion before losing identity after crossing into eastern Massachusetts and becoming a tropical cyclone on August 31, 1954. It later became an explanation of Hurricane Carol on August 30, in the form of Hurricane Carol, a tropical depression over the northeastern Bahamas. Carol reached an initial peak intensity of 105-mph on August 28, and continued to strengthen, and Carol was a small hurricane, and the radius of maximum winds was smaller than normal for its latitude and central pressure. After maintaining peak intensity for 30 hours and moving a distance of about 75 miles, Carol weakened slightly off the coast of Georgia. After quickly crossing Long Island Sound, the hurricane made landfall again near Groton, Connecticut,. Carol had maintained its small structure and well-defined eye, and on both eastern and Groton reported blue skies and light winds as the eye passed overhead. Ninety percent of homes in the area were destroyed by the storm.
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