THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESS

SEPTEMBER 21, 1938 HURRICANE
NEW ENGLAND'S PERIL GROWS(PART 1)
NEW ENGLAND'S PERIL GROWS(PART 2) 
NEW ENGLAND'S PERIL GROWS(PART 3)
SCORES LOST ON LONG ISLAND(PART 1)
SCORES LOST ON LONG ISLAND(PART 2)
SCORES LOST ON LONG ISLAND(PART 3).
STORM DAMAGE TOWN BY TOWN(PART 1)
STORM DAMAGE TOWN BY TOWN(PART 2)
STORM DAMAGE TOWN BY TOWN(PART 3)
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THE GREAT HURRICANE IN NEW ENGLAND,SEPT.21,1938
New England Hurricane of 1938
A FLOOD RESCUE IN N.ELMSFORD,WESTCHESTER
STORM WRECKED HUNDREDS OF COAST HOMES
FIRE JOINS FORCES WITH WATER,WIND
ROOF RIPPED,MANHATTAN
WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSED,WESTHAMPTON
NEW LONDON,AIR VIEW OF WATER FRONT
HOMES BLOWN AWAY IN STORM,WESTHAMPTON
WHAT GALE LEFT ON BRONX LAWN
BILTMORE HOTEL
A HOUSE IN WESTHAMPTON, L.I.
A CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE,MASS
WASHOUT,WESTHAMPTON BEACH
A GRIM SEARCH,WESTHAMPTON,L.I.
STORM STRICKEN REGIONS
BOATS TOSSED UP,PORT WASHINGTON,L.I
WEST HAMPTON,L.I
THERE WERE HOMES HERE,WESTHAMPTON,L.I.
CAR OFF BRIDGE,WESTHAMTON,L.I
WESTHAMPTON DERAILMENT,WESTHAMTON,L.I.
A HOME CUT IN HALF,WESTHAMPTON,L.I.
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Formed September 10, 1938
Dissipated September 22, 1938
Highest winds 160 mph (260 km/h) sustained
Lowest pressure ≤938 mbar (hPa)[32]
Damages $6.0 billion (2004 USD)
Fatalities 500-700 direct
Areas affected Bahamas, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, southern Quebec

The New England Hurricane of 1938 (or Great New England Hurricane or Long Island Express or simply "The Great Hurricane of 1938") was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869. The storm formed near the coast of Africa in September of the 1938 Atlantic hurricane season, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale before making landfall on Long Island on September 21. The hurricane killed 500-700 people and caused $6.0 billion (2004 US dollars) in damages
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OVERALL
Storm NOT NAMED   is number  4 of the year 1938
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Month   Day   Hour    Lat.   Long.     Dir.    ----Speed-----   -----Wind------  Pressure  ------------Type-----------
September 10   6 UTC   14.2N  21.5W    -- deg   -- mph  -- kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 10  12 UTC   14.4N  23.8W   275 deg   25 mph  40 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 10  18 UTC   14.6N  25.0W   280 deg   12 mph  20 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 11   0 UTC   14.8N  26.2W   280 deg   12 mph  20 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 11   6 UTC   14.9N  27.4W   275 deg   12 mph  20 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 11  12 UTC   15.0N  28.5W   275 deg   11 mph  18 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 11  18 UTC   15.2N  29.7W   280 deg   12 mph  20 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 12   0 UTC   15.3N  31.0W   275 deg   13 mph  22 kph    45 mph  75 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 12   6 UTC   15.4N  32.4W   275 deg   14 mph  24 kph    45 mph  75 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 12  12 UTC   15.5N  33.7W   275 deg   13 mph  22 kph    45 mph  75 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 12  18 UTC   15.6N  34.8W   275 deg   11 mph  18 kph    45 mph  75 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 13   0 UTC   15.7N  35.8W   275 deg   10 mph  16 kph    45 mph  75 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 13   6 UTC   15.8N  37.1W   275 deg   13 mph  22 kph    50 mph  85 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 13  12 UTC   16.0N  38.3W   280 deg   12 mph  20 kph    50 mph  85 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 13  18 UTC   16.1N  39.4W   275 deg   11 mph  18 kph    60 mph  95 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 14   0 UTC   16.2N  40.6W   275 deg   12 mph  20 kph    60 mph  95 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 14   6 UTC   16.4N  41.9W   280 deg   13 mph  22 kph    65 mph 100 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 14  12 UTC   16.7N  43.2W   285 deg   13 mph  22 kph    65 mph 100 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 14  18 UTC   16.9N  44.5W   280 deg   13 mph  22 kph    70 mph 110 kph    -- mb   Tropical Storm               
September 15   0 UTC   17.2N  45.7W   285 deg   12 mph  20 kph    75 mph 120 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 1       
September 15   6 UTC   17.4N  46.8W   280 deg   11 mph  18 kph    80 mph 130 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 1       
September 15  12 UTC   17.6N  47.8W   280 deg   10 mph  16 kph    85 mph 140 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 1       
September 15  18 UTC   17.9N  49.0W   285 deg   12 mph  20 kph    90 mph 150 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 1       
September 16   0 UTC   18.3N  50.2W   290 deg   13 mph  22 kph    90 mph 150 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 1       
September 16   6 UTC   18.6N  51.6W   285 deg   14 mph  24 kph   100 mph 160 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 2       
September 16  12 UTC   18.9N  53.0W   285 deg   14 mph  24 kph   100 mph 160 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 2       
September 16  18 UTC   19.2N  54.0W   290 deg   10 mph  16 kph   105 mph 165 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 2       
September 17   0 UTC   19.4N  55.0W   280 deg   10 mph  16 kph   110 mph 175 kph    -- mb   Hurricane - Category 2       
September 17   6 UTC   19.7N  56.3W   285 deg   13 mph  22 kph   115 mph 185 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 3 
September 17  12 UTC   20.0N  57.5W   285 deg   12 mph  20 kph   120 mph 195 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 3 
September 17  18 UTC   20.2N  58.6W   280 deg   11 mph  18 kph   130 mph 215 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 18   0 UTC   20.4N  59.6W   280 deg   10 mph  16 kph   140 mph 220 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 18   6 UTC   20.7N  60.7W   285 deg   11 mph  18 kph   145 mph 230 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 18  12 UTC   21.0N  62.0W   285 deg   13 mph  22 kph   145 mph 230 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 18  18 UTC   21.3N  63.6W   280 deg   17 mph  27 kph   150 mph 240 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 19   0 UTC   21.7N  65.6W   280 deg   21 mph  35 kph   150 mph 240 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 19   6 UTC   22.3N  67.8W   285 deg   24 mph  38 kph   155 mph 250 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 19  12 UTC   23.2N  70.0W   295 deg   25 mph  40 kph   155 mph 250 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 19  18 UTC   24.1N  71.6W   300 deg   19 mph  31 kph   160 mph 260 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 5 
September 20   0 UTC   25.0N  72.7W   310 deg   14 mph  24 kph   160 mph 260 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 5 
September 20   6 UTC   25.9N  73.6W   320 deg   13 mph  22 kph   160 mph 260 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 5 
September 20  12 UTC   26.7N  74.3W   320 deg   11 mph  18 kph   155 mph 250 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 20  18 UTC   28.0N  74.8W   340 deg   14 mph  24 kph   150 mph 240 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4 
September 21   0 UTC   29.8N  74.9W   355 deg   20 mph  33 kph   140 mph 220 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 4
September 21   6 UTC   32.2N  74.4W    10 deg   27 mph  44 kph   125 mph 205 kph    -- mb   Major Hurricane - Category 3 
September 21  12 UTC   35.2N  73.1W    20 deg   35 mph  57 kph   115 mph 185 kph   938 mb   Major Hurricane - Category 3 
September 21  18 UTC   39.0N  73.0W     0 deg   43 mph  70 kph   100 mph 160 kph   940 mb   Extratropical Storm          
September 22   0 UTC   43.4N  73.1W   360 deg   50 mph  81 kph    80 mph 130 kph   967 mb   Extratropical Storm          
September 22   6 UTC   45.3N  73.5W   350 deg   21 mph  35 kph    50 mph  85 kph   988 mb   Extratropical Storm          
September 22  12 UTC   47.3N  77.0W   310 deg   35 mph  57 kph    40 mph  65 kph   987 mb   Extratropical Storm          
September 22  18 UTC   45.4N  79.1W   215 deg   26 mph  42 kph    40 mph  65 kph    -- mb   Extratropical Storm 
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Hurricane of 1938
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