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gptkbp:instanceOf
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wind
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_states
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Ash_Wednesday_Storm_of_1962
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gptkbp:category
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Category 1 hurricane (equivalent winds at peak)
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gptkbp:cause
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power outages
infrastructure damage
loss of life
road closures
economic disruption
evacuations
maritime accidents
damage to thousands of homes
destruction of boardwalks
flooding of coastal towns
loss of beaches
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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over $200 million (1962 USD)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1962-03-09
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1962 Nor'easter
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:East_Coast_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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up to 70 mph (110 km/h)
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gptkbp:notableCity
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gptkb:Rehoboth_Beach,_Delaware
gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
gptkb:Ocean_City,_Maryland
gptkb:Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Bethany_Beach,_Delaware
gptkb:Cape_May,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Nags_Head,_North_Carolina
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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coincided with Ash Wednesday
occurred during a spring tide
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gptkbp:notableFor
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wind
long duration
high winds
beach erosion
heavy snowfall in some areas
record tides
severe coastal flooding
one of the most destructive storms to hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in the 20th century
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:1961–62_North_American_winter
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gptkbp:startDate
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1962-03-05
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gptkbp:stormSurge
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up to 9 feet (2.7 m)
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gptkbp:victim
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40
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cape_May_Promenade
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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