Hurricane Hazel Anniversary

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Hurricane Hazel Anniversary

#1 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:57 pm

HURRICANE HAZEL, 1954

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Hurricane Hazel, the thirteenth strongest storm to ever make landfall in the United States, came ashore near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 15, 1954. Winds at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina were clocked at 150 mph. Because Hazel moved so quickly, it maintained hurricane status until reaching the border of Pennsylvania and New York. This allowed for a much larger swath of devastation which stretched well into Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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#2 Postby shaner » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:04 am

Hazel is still talked about in Toronto. It was a fierce storm for those not used to a hurricane.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-70-77/disa ... ane_hazel/

Here's an interesting story on what Toronto learned from Hazel and how she changed the city completely.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-70-77-518/ ... azel/clip7
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#3 Postby george_r_1961 » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:35 am

I was born in 1961 so I wasnt around for Hazel...heard many stories about her effects on southeast VA though. Hope we never see another one like her.
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#4 Postby Persepone » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:14 pm

Yeah, I remember Hazel... was in Virginia at the time! Fearsome storm for a little kid!
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#5 Postby HalloweenGale » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:02 am

i barely remember the 1954 hurricane season, carol,edna, and hazel; those were the biguns
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#6 Postby Wnghs2007 » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:41 am

My Granddad before he died used to tell me about Hazel all the time. He is where I got my passion for weather. Oh and also the movie twister. :cry:
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