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The 1938 Hurricane - September 21, 1938 - impacted Long Island and New England with devastating winds, deadly storm surge, and significant freshwater flooding. Over 685 lives were lost and it took months to recover despite hundreds of Depression era workers being sent to help. Such major tropical weather events are rare in the Northeast but the region can perhaps expect such an event every 150 years. Join us as esteemed panelists Louis Uccellini and Lourdes Avilés cover all aspects of the storm and review the forecast for the event and how current forecast capabilities might prevent such loss of life. The webinar will be moderated by William E. Minsinger.
The 1938 Hurricane - September 21, 1938 - impacted Long Island and New England with devastating winds, deadly storm surge, and significant freshwater flooding. Over 685 lives were lost and it took months to recover despite hundreds of Depression era workers being sent to help. Such major tropical weather events are rare in the Northeast but the region can perhaps expect such an event every 150 years. Join us as esteemed panelists Louis Uccellini and Lourdes Avilés cover all aspects of the storm and review the forecast for the event and how current forecast capabilities might prevent such loss of life. The webinar will be moderated by William E. Minsinger.
