joey2002 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Wow, simply amazing... have you seen any photos from Watch Hill after the '38 hurricane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIcoastalWX Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 aerial views from Ct historical society includes views of RI shore http://cslib.cdmhost.com/cdm/search/searchterm/1938%20hurricane/order/nosort This is the barrier beach in Misquamicut Awesome Pictures! Thanks for the link! Did you happen to notice... it appears the worse of the damage in the photo above AND with Sandy was basically in the same area. Judging by this photo, it appears the beach was nearly completely wiped clean from about 1/2 east of the present day Westerly Town Beach westward through the town and state beach area towards the Pleasant View Inn. The same was true with Sandy... Damage was minimal a bit east of Town Beach eastward through the private home area, Seaside Beach Club and to the breachway. While areas westward sustained the most damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Awesome Pictures! Thanks for the link! Did you happen to notice... it appears the worse of the damage in the photo above AND with Sandy was basically in the same area. Judging by this photo, it appears the beach was nearly completely wiped clean from about 1/2 east of the present day Westerly Town Beach westward through the town and state beach area towards the Pleasant View Inn. The same was true with Sandy... Damage was minimal a bit east of Town Beach eastward through the private home area, Seaside Beach Club and to the breachway. While areas westward sustained the most damage. yes and knowing what we know it all has to do with the shape of the coastline that bows from the Town Beach to Watch Hill, it is basically like a mini funnel bay. The long shore drift which deposits sands in the area east of the town beach also gives that area added protection, hence the dunes are higher there,any local knows the best surf is at Dickies (Windjammer) West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Wow, simply amazing... have you seen any photos from Watch Hill after the '38 hurricane? Well the Napatree one was posted but here is another from East Beach by your girls house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Wow, simply amazing... have you seen any photos from Watch Hill after the '38 hurricane? Wow, simply amazing... have you seen any photos from Watch Hill after the '38 hurricane?Dude I found a bunch on my work computer including one before and after of your girls house. RI Coastal, another Winnapaug Pond pic further down by the Golf course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIcoastalWX Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Dude I found a bunch on my work computer including one before and after of your girls house. RI Coastal, another Winnapaug Pond pic further down by the Golf course I've actually seen that picture once before... Is that the Winnapaug Golf Course or Weekapaug? I figured it was along the Shore Road... but was thrown off by the caption calling it the Boston Post Road. I wasn't aware that 1A (the Shore Road or at least a portion of 1A) was once the Boston Post Road... learn something new every day!! Thanks for posting the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Hey Sox dude some more for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 This image of the homes on Napatree point owe to the immense power, keep in mind Napatree point is not on the open ocean but rather just inside LI sound, look at the size of those houses and remember the survivors stories of the waves crashing above them! Also the picture of Tyler Swifts current house, (which is the highest point along the coast between southern Maine and Florida) the waves crashed into the first floor! that is roughly 75 feet above the sea level. Just incredible. during sandy the Watch Hill keep reported the spray going over the house, hard to imagine waves breaking up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Also the picture of Tyler Swifts current house, (which is the highest point along the coast between southern Maine and Florida) the waves crashed into the first floor! that is roughly 75 feet above the sea level. Just incredible. during sandy the Watch Hill keep reported the spray going over the house, hard to imagine waves breaking up there.post-322-0-96751300-1379595947.jpg Wow, I didn't know that Taylor's house was the highest point between Southern Maine and Florida... that's impressive. Thanks for posting all the Watch Hill photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 One thing that always was a bit of confusion to me is: over and over the reports of a massive tidal wave estimated at 30-50 feet tall told by survivors, many many accounts of what they thought was a fog bank approaching at rapid speed but was a wave. Knowing that hurricane surge comes in in stages like Katrina showed with a somewhat rapid increase with waves not the wall of water that is described, is it possible that an enormous rogue wave of unbelievable size did the majority of destruction wiping out the shore from LI to Mass? Any input would be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Red Sox dude LOL, found this already id ing your girls house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Emass guys will like this http://buzzardsbay.org/download/hurricane-38-nbst.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 http://explorewmass.blogspot.com/2010/09/great-new-england-hurricane-of-1938.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Red Sox dude LOL, found this already id ing your girls houseWhat the azz is a carouzzel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Emass guys will like this http://buzzardsbay.org/download/hurricane-38-nbst.pdf Very nice! That storm was insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 By far the best paper on the 38 cane ever compiled. This is just pure gold mnoy.es/16NoyjT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 By far the best paper on the 38 cane ever compiled. This is just pure gold mnoy.es/16NoyjT I already see flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I already see flaws. Did your old, damaged IBM laptop even download the article yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Did your old, damaged IBM laptop even download the article yet? I see it. How do thjey expect full power restoration in 10 days if Irene almost took that long? Interesting paper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I see it. How do thjey expect full power restoration in 10 days if Irene almost took that long? Interesting paper though. Yeah I don't think that is anything close to reality. how about the Oct snowbomb? Folks were out 8-15 days. I think many of us would be looking at 1-3 months of no power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 IIRC from Landsea, they estimated the storm was traveling at 46mph when it made landfall. Accelerated even faster through New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 IIRC from Landsea, they estimated the storm was traveling at 46mph when it made landfall. Accelerated even faster through New England. I think it was slowing down pretty quickly though at landfall. The forward speed reached nearly 70 off the Delmarva and then the brakes were slammed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I already see flaws. Yeah I've seen that before and there are a few things I'm not so sure about in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I think it was slowing down pretty quickly though at landfall. The forward speed reached nearly 70 off the Delmarva and then the brakes were slammed. Really? I wonder why. I don't think it got fully captured yet until SE Canada so a slowing down seems to go against logic. But, I could be just ignorant and read up more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Really? I wonder why. I don't think it got fully captured yet until SE Canada so a slowing down seems to go against logic. But, I could be just ignorant and read up more. I think in the jarvinen paper it mentions how the 38 hurricane was on of the slowest at landfall (contrary to lore) compared to most NE hurricanes and most of the crazy forward speed was gone by the time the thing was on LI. It didn't do it's cyclonic loop until over QC but I think it was full on phased by the time of landfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I think in the jarvinen paper it mentions how the 38 hurricane was on of the slowest at landfall (contrary to lore) compared to most NE hurricanes and most of the crazy forward speed was gone by the time the thing was on LI. It didn't do it's cyclonic loop until over QC but I think it was full on phased by the time of landfall. Actually, didn't Hart mention that too in his presentation he did last year on warm seclusion storms? I thought he might have, but I don't quite remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 nori grudin @sailornor 2h @ryanhanrahan Worse than Sandy? The hurricane of 1938 doesn't have a name? ^ Just wait until we have another '38 cane... sadly much of the public is clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Just wait until we have a legit Cat 1..lol. Irene who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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