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Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

HURRICANE CAROL AND EDNA STRIKE MAINE!!!!!!

There were two hurricanes. One was Hurricane Carol, which was before Hurricane Edna. There was not as much damage as hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna was a smaller hurricane. In this work it is going to tell you about both of them.
From September 2nd through September 15th a category 3 hurricane called Hurricane Carol tore through New England covering all of Connecticut, Rhode island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, part of Vermont and all of Maine. With the hurricane it brought winds that at its peak was 121 MPH. The hurricane caused $15 million dollars in damage and 8 deaths. It had a minimum central pressure of 940 Mb (millibar). Also Brunswick got 8.5 inches of rain. Hurricane Carol came just 1 day before Hurricane Edna. Hurricane Edna was not nearly as bad as Carol.
There were winds of hurricane strength over eighty five miles an hour at 4:15 p.m. The damage to farms homes and public buildings was extreme. Hundreds of trees were knocked down. Also, boats and the Kennebec Yacht Club were endangered. The public utilities were destroyed and repair crews worked throughout the night restoring services. Tuesday’s wind storm was the worst since September 1938, A similar hurricane burst into Maine in the early evening hours. A family of seven lost there home when a large tree flattened their modest home on Academy Street.

News Paper Report

At 2:00 PM yesterday morning Hurricane Edna hit Maine. It brought over 6 inches of rain and winds up to 85 MPH. It came just 1 day after Hurricane Carol. Many homes were damaged by flying debris. There were 29 people that were killed. Eight of which were in Maine.

Some have said this has been one of Maine’s worst hurricanes since it has caused $40.5 million in damages. Even though Maine is not in a normal hurricane path we are still not immune to the destruction of a hurricane. We were able to interview Sam Webber who said that he only had about an hour of warning before the hurricane hit. He also said that he was afraid to go near the windows in his house because of fear that tree limbs were going to crash through the windows. He also had two boats that were destroyed.

Also a family of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters. A human chain of rescuers were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl was swept away. The winds at their peak were 120mph and stayed at that speed for more than 2 days. The first time it hit land was on Long Island, and New York. It hit Long Island directly as a category 2 hurricane. The hurricane lasted a total of 13 days.

Hurricane Edna Timeline

September 2nd 1954 2:00 AM
Tropical depression Edna is spotted near south America with 30 MPH winds but is not moving.

September 2nd 1954 8:00 AM
Tropical depression Edna begins moving North North West at 12 MPH.

September 4th 1954 8:00 AM
Tropical depression Edna becomes a tropical
storm. It is moving West North West at 14 MPH with 40 MPH winds.

September 6th 1954 8:00 PM
Tropical storm Edna becomes a category 1 hurricane and is now moving West North West at 8 MPH and has 75 MPH winds.

September 8th 1954 2:00 AM
Hurricane Edna is upgraded to a category 2 hurricane and is now moving West North West at 8 MPH and has 110 MPH winds. It has not yet hit land.

September 8th 1954 8:00 AM
Only 6 hours after being upgraded to a category 2, Hurricane Edna became a category 3 hurricane and is moving North North West at 8 MPH and has 115 MPH winds.

September 8th 1954 2:00 PM
The winds of hurricane Edna's peak at 120 MPH and will stay at 120 MPH for 54 hours.

September 11th 1954 2:00 PM
Hurricane Edna hits land for the first time landing in Cape Cod it also becomes a category 1 hurricane. It is moving North North East at 41 MPH with 90 MPH winds.

September 11th 1954 8:00 AM
Hurricane Edna becomes a category 2 hurricane again and is moving North North East at 25 MPH with 105 MPH winds.

September 11th 1954 8:00 PM
Hurricane Edna strikes Maine 44 miles from Bangor and is moving North North East at 48 MPH with 75 MPH winds.

September 12th 1954 2:00 AM
Hurricane Edna becomes a tropical storm again and is moving North North East at 55 MPH with 70 MPH winds.

September 14th 1954 2:00 AM
Tropical storm Edna becomes a tropical depression again and is moving East South East at 9 MPH with 35 MPH winds.

Tropical depression Edna dies out off the coast of Greenland. The hurricane lasted a total of 13 days.

Hurricane Carol's Timline

August 25th 1954 8:00 AM

Tropical Depression is spotted off the coast of Florida. The storm had 35 MPH winds but was not moving.

August 25th 1954 2:00 PM

Tropical Depression Carol becomes Tropical Storm Carol and has winds of 45 MPH and begins moving North North West at 13 MPH

August 26th 1954 8:00 PM

Tropical Storm Carol Becomes a category 1 Hurricane and is moving North North East at 5 MPH with 80 MPH winds.

August 27th 1954 2:00 PM

Hurricane Carol becomes a category 2 Hurricane and is moving North North West at 2 MPH with 100 MPH winds.

August 29th 1954 2:00 AM

Hurricane Carol becomes a category 1 Hurricane again and is moving North North West at 2 MPH with 90 MPH winds.

August 30th 1954 2:00 AM

Hurricane Carol becomes a category 2 Hurricane again and is moving North North East at 4 MPH and has 100 MPH winds.

August 31st 1954 2:00 PM 

Hurricane Carol becomes a category 1 Hurricane again and is moving North North East at 34 MPH with 85 MPH winds.

August 31st 1954 8:00 PM

Hurricane Carol becomes a Tropical Storm again and is moving North North East at 35 MPH with 70 MPH winds.

September 1st 1954 2:00

Tropical Storm Carol dies out over Canada.

Written by Brandyn Bechard and Devin Chamberland


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