TABLE A-1 (cont'd) 



Classifi- Foot 

 Date of H-urricane cation (l) Notes 



1952, Sept. 1 

 ("Able") 



1953, Aug. 15 



1953, Sept. 7 



195U, Aug. 31 

 ("Carol") 



195ii, Sept. 11 

 ("Edna") 



(2)(3) 



(2)(3) 



(2)(3) 



195U, Oct. 15 



("Hazel") 



1955, Aug. 5-13 

 ("Connie") 



1955, Aug. 10-19 

 ("Diane") 



(2)(3) 



(2)(3) 



Remarks (2) 



Followed northeasterly 

 track; passed approxi- 

 mately over New York. 



Followed path south of 

 Long Island and Nan- 

 tucket 



Passed east of Cape Cod, 

 heading generally north. 



One of the greatest hurri- 

 canes in recent years. 

 Exceeded only by September 

 1938 hurricane. Probably 

 fourth highest tide in 

 history of Providence. 



At Providence the tide 

 rose to $.^ feet above 

 mean sea level. This was 

 the second hurricane in 

 11 days. Hurricane eye 

 split prior to reaching 

 Rhode Island coast. 



Brought torrential rain- 

 fall and river flooding 

 to interior of Connecticut, 

 Massachusetts and Rhode 

 Island; negligible tidal 

 flooding in southern New 

 England . 



At Providence the tide 

 rose to 5.9 feet above 

 mean sea level. 



At Providence the tide 

 rose to 3.9 feet above 

 mean sea level. Brought 

 record rainfall to many 

 areas of New England. 



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