HoarfrostHubb Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 From www.wunderground.com http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/article.html?entrynum=38 1869: Two major hurricanes including ‘Saxby’s Gale’ A tremendous hurricane pounded New England on September 8th, 1869. The eye cut across the eastern tip of Long Island and, as so often occurs, Providence, Rhode Island was swamped. Boston also reported extensive damage. On October 5, 1869 the more infamous hurricane known as ‘Saxby’s Gale’ took a more easterly track striking Nova Scotia, Canada full on. This hurricane did little damage in the United States. It is famous because a British Navy Lieutenant, S.M. Saxby, had predicted the storm almost one year earlier in November 1868 based upon his “prophesy” of an unprecedented lunar high tide occurring due to the moon’s close ‘passage to the equator by October 1869’. The storm did happen. In New England the result was extraordinary rainfall: 4.27” in two hours at Goffstown, New Hampshire and 12.25” storm total at Canton near Hartford, Connecticut, a similar total to those of Hurricane Connie in 1955. The first storm was a Cat 3... Then there was a Ginxy type deal a few weeks later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 More on the Sept storm http://www3.gendisasters.com/node/4730 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Cool they had a total from my town. I wonder who recorded then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collinsville Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Cool they had a total from my town. I wonder who recorded then. Probably George J. Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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