1938 New England Hurricane

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	wind
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Long_Island gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:New_England gptkb:New_Hampshire gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:Rhode_Island gptkb:Vermont
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Great_New_England_Hurricane gptkb:Long_Island_Express
gptkbp:category	Category 3 (landfall) Category 5 (peak intensity)
gptkbp:damagesAdjusted	over $5 billion (2020 USD)
gptkbp:destroyedBy	$306 million (1938 USD)
gptkbp:dissipated	September 22, 1938
gptkbp:formedIn	September 9, 1938
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	prompted improvements in weather forecasting first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1938 New England Hurricane
gptkbp:landfallLocation	gptkb:Long_Island,_New_York September 21, 1938
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	160 mph (260 km/h)
gptkbp:minimumPressure	938 mbar
gptkbp:notableFor	destroyed thousands of homes storm surge up to 17 feet uprooted millions of trees caused extensive flooding and wind damage one of the deadliest hurricanes in New England fastest moving hurricane in recorded Atlantic history
gptkbp:oceanicBasin	gptkb:Atlantic
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:1938_Atlantic_hurricane_season
gptkbp:retired	no (hurricanes were not named at the time)
gptkbp:victim	682
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_New_England_Hurricane
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7