Sailors at Snug Harbor Ride Out Gloria Amid Storms
In Sealevel N C a group of 104 seafaring residents and staff at Sailor's Snug Harbor nursing home chose to weather Hurricane Gloria rather than evacuate. Veterans with decades at sea recalled past typhoons while insisting the hurricane was a routine danger they could endure. Officials urged evacuation, but none of the home’s operators or county deputies supplied transport.
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Seasebvel
N.C
John Gunnison
North Carolina
Grinison
Sailor's Snug Harbor
Cartaret
Sealers Hospital
Leo Kraszeski
Krasseski
Gunnison
Howard Scott
Scott
Okinawa
Anar
Raphael Hosch
Hosch
Kraszeski
Hurrcane Gloria
New York bracing for storm as evacuations proceed
Officials warned of extreme danger as the storm loomed along Long Island coast. About 222,200 people evacuated Fire Island while a dozen refused to leave the 30 mile strip. Mayor Koch opened 15 shelters and kept city offices open. Public school students had the day off and parochial classes were suspended in New York and nearby counties. Airports prepared by stashing gear and bracing equipment.
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Long Island
Nouthern
Fire Island
Louis
Bea Bonacarsa
Manhattan
Louis Boncarsa
New York
Edward I. Koch
Nathan Quinones
Five Boroughs
John F. Kennedy
Newark
LaGuardia
Reverines
Fred 4S
Mike LaCivita
Department of Emergency Services
Virginia
Charlottesville
Wast
Gloria
Ocean City
Astern Seaboard
North Carolina
Barrier Islands
New York City
Staten
Outer Banks islanders safe after Gloria hits North Carolina
Hurricane Gloria battered the Outer Banks with 8 to 12 foot waves and flooding. Officials confirmed no deaths or injuries due to evacuations, while damage crews assessed Dare Tyrrell and Hyde counties. Nursing home residents stayed safe on Nags Head as wind shifted and waters rose, and officials reported at least three fires after the storm.
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Mantec
N.C
North Carolina
Atlantic
Chrystal Stowe
State Emergency Management Division
Raleigh
Barrier Islands
Etate
Ocracoke Island
Dare
Tyrrell
Hyde
Gloria
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Beach
Butthaven
Outer Banks
Nags Head
Pulang
Juanita Harvey
Elizabeth Howard
Gloria Engulfs East Coast with Offshore Eye
Brutal hurricane Gloria marches north along the Atlantic coast with 8 to 12 foot waves pounding Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Evacuations exceed 100,000 along North Carolina and Virginia coasts while 65,000 Virginia Power customers lose service. States of emergency declared across five states as schools close and shelters open.
Old Fury Recalled as Long Island Marks Hurricane of 1936
Pat Shuttleworth of Long Island recalls September 21 1936 the unnamed Northeast hurricane that crossed seven states with winds over 189 mph. Westhampton Beach suffered 38 dead and 150 homes destroyed while Long Island faced massive damage and a dramatic storm surge that reshaped the coast and left many traumatized.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
New England
New York City
Long Island
New York
Westhampton Beach
Hammer Island
Dune Road
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Sarrow Core
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Hele
Carolina Coast
Cape Matteras
Cathy Long
Manteo
Roanoke Island
Weather Service
Britthaven
Virginia Power
Hampton Roads
Teland
Coney Island
Carolina Beach
Jim Martin
U.S
Wilmington
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Aketer
A Lanarpnet
Island
Pat Shuttleworth
Carol
Hazel
Donna
Agnes
Shuttleworth
Dorothy
Way Now
Atlantic Ocean
Ake
Moriches Bay
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