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Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones to affect New England, United States. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, and gradually strengthened as it moved northwestward. On August 27, Carol intensified to reach winds of 105 mph (169 km/h), but weakened as its motion turned to a northwest drift. A strong trough of low pressure turned the hurricane... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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transmitter, South and hill.

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WPRI-TV However, Hurricane Carol destroyed the Johnston transmitter.

WNAC-TV This did not change even after Hurricane Carol destroyed WPRO-TV's transmitter just before it was due to sign-on.

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Aquidneck Island South of the Sakonnet River Bridge, in the area known as The Hummocks and Island Park, is the site of the Stone Bridge, built in 1907 on the site of an earlier wooden bridge and destroyed by Hurricane Carol in 1954.

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Yankee Cannonball The rethemed ride opened for the 1936 season and has operated continuously since, though the lift hill was destroyed by Hurricane Carol in 1954, and it was closed for repair during the following season.

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landfall and tide.

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1954 Atlantic hurricane season Edna followed a very similar path to Carol brushing the Outer Banks before making landfall on Cape Cod and striking Maine; both landfalls were as a Category 1.

1953 Atlantic hurricane season Carol maintained hurricane strength until the 7th, just after making landfall near the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border.

Hurricane Carol On eastern Long Island near where Carol made landfall, a pressure of 960 mbar was recorded.

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Hurricane Carol Upon making landfall around high tide, Carol produced a storm surge of up to 14.4 feet (4.4 m) in Narragansett Bay, surpassing that of the New England Hurricane of 1938.

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rain, Long Island and area.

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1954 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Edna brought more winds and heavy rain to New England, an area hit by Carol only 12 days before, causing 20 deaths and $40 million (1954 USD) in damage.

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Hurricane Edna Carol hit Long Island directly as a Category 2, while Edna hit a less densely populated part of New England and was weaker.

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Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Again in 1954, the area was hit by Hurricane Carol, causing a storm surge as high as 8 feet (2.4 m) in some areas, and resulting in over $41 million in damage.

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    Hurricane Carol

    Hurricane Carol was among the worst tropical cyclones to affect New England, United States. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, and gradually strengthened as it moved northwestward.
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    Tropical Storm Carol

    The name Carol was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. 1953's Hurricane Carol: Category 4 hurricane that struck Canada as a minimal hurricane
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    Carol

    Carol, a female or male name, see Carl (name) ... Hurricane Carol, a 1954 tropical cyclone
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    1954 Atlantic hurricane season

    The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1954, and lasted until November 15, 1954. ... Hurricane Carol and Hurricane Edna followed nearly identical paths, brushing North Carolina's Outer Banks before striking New England; the two storms caused $500 million (1954 US dollars) in damages.
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    List of New York hurricanes

    List of New York hurricanes encompasses 84 tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected the state of New York since the 17th century. ... August 31, 1954 — Hurricane Carol makes landfall on Long Island and produces wind gusts of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h) on Montauk Point.
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    List of New England hurricanes

    A New England hurricane is a tropical cyclone originating in the North Atlantic Ocean that affects the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine in the United States. ... 1953 September - Hurricane Carol (the First)-category one.
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    1953 Atlantic hurricane season

    The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 15, 1953, and lasted until November 15, 1953. ... Hurricane Carol
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    Charles Mower

    Charles Drown Mower of New York was a noted yacht designer and author, and was at one time design editor of the Rudder magazine and a contributing author to Motor Boating magazine. ... A lot of his work was destroyed in the 1992 Noreaster and 1954 Hurricane Carol storms that attacked Connecticut.
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    Hurricane Edna

    Hurricane Edna was a Category 3 hurricane that moved along the east coast before striking the New England region of the United States in mid-September 1954. ... Edna raked the Outer Banks, which had already been devastated by Hurricane Carol less than a month earlier.
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    1965 Atlantic hurricane season

    The 1965 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1965, and lasted until November 30, 1965. ... Hurricane Carol

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