At this time Hurricane Grace had recently formed and was moving up the eastern seaboard. At the same time a very strong low pressure formed off the coast of Nova Scotia and a cold front was moving southward from Canada. As these two storms and this cold interacted they formed "The Perfect Storm" off the coast of New England. This now superstorm moved backwards over warm waters in the Gulf Stream, as it did it brought high winds, large storm surge, and excess of rain to New England. Northern Massachusetts saw extensive damage from this storm.
Wind Reports:
Chatham, MA - 78 mph
Thatcher Island, MA - 74 mph
Marblehead, MA - 68
Newport, RI - 63
There is still discrepancy over whether the storm should have been a named hurricane or not. In my personal opinion, if the credentials were there for a storm to be a hurricane (which they were) then it should be named and the proper warnings issued. The general public response is more sincere when hurricane and tropical storm warnings are issued, rather then if they are not. I do also disagree with the National Hurricane Center for not issuing Hurricane Warnings for Hurricane Sandy as well. However, we'll save that argument is for a different day.
One more day till Friday!!
Data and Image From:
NCDC.noaa.gov
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