1:08 Guy says: "say ocean, aren't you a pocket full of firecrackaz eyy? Im through with supposin and I'm fixed to start figurin meh? Say why don't ya take it easy with the water over here, me and my pal are tryinna walk mehhhhh"
NYC will be underwater for days. The winds are not what cause the damage. This storm has sustained 12 eight foot surge heading straight for the big apple.
i hope this don't happen! & its funny how many people are out in this with stuff flying around in the air that could kill them. we have come along way...
You can bet your bottom dollar that Hurricane Irene will be nothing close to the magnitude of the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. I will be very surprised if anybody gets full Hurricane force conditions in New England.
@moviemagg dont focus on the wind speed with Irene. This will be a storm surge/rain maker. It will be moving relatively slow over this area. Much slower than the 70mph forward motion of the 1938 hurricane therefore allowing a lot of already saturated areas (which have received record breaking rainfall this summer) to become easily flooded.
Did some of this footage come from the PBS "American Experience" documentary on the hurricane? I recognize some of it, like the footage from NYC of the umbrella being whipped out of that lady's hand by the high winds, and the color footage at the end (kind of impressive that there's color footage available from that long ago).
Great footage-- thanks so much for posting this. A couple of facts to get straight: 1) the hurricane hit Long Island first, before hitting New England (people always forget this); 2) it was a midrange Cat 3 at landfall on Long Island and in New England, not a Cat 4; 3) the Blue Hill wind readings were waaaaay above sea level and topographically enhanced, and not directly indicative of the cyclone's intensity at that time. All this aside, again-- thanks for posting this great footage!
@98bigbutt I had to take the Creedence Clearwater song Bad Moon Rising off or UTube might have thrown me out to copyright hell. You have to be very carefull of the songs you post on UTube. Copyright, Copyright, Copyright.
@moviemagg the blue hills observatory did not registor a gust of 183 mph. they recoreded two five minute readings of 173 and 186 mph, sustained winds were around 121mph. at the summit a 7 minute reading velocity of 111mph was recorded.
all obs were estimated winds by the observer and not an instrument reading. "recorded" does not imply an instrument officially recorded those measurements.
@PositivelyBored that is not true. the blue hills observatory did registor all of those five minute passages. estimations where landfall rates, which were to be somwhere around 120.-125.mph. also, the new england hurricane was at its most a category three prior to landfall. it was a category five days before. the initial forward speed was 59mph. moving over 1,200 miles in 12 hours.
@LeOpardGeckoKid9 The Blue Hill Observatory did record a wind measurement of 183 miles per hour during the 1938 New England Hurricane. Check the Monthly Weather Reviews article on this storm as I just did and you will read about it. So I rest my case. Sorry it took so long to get back to you about this.
No equipment registered any readings. They were estimated by the observers inside the building. Remember most of the wind instruments were blown out by this storm....so there is no way to properly measure how strong the winds were. I was a wx obs around 10 years ago and still present data. You can drive up to the summit and check out the data up there.
There are no trees older than 80 years old on Great Blue Hill ,above 500'.
People have to realize that although the wind speeds were only 120 or so, it was moving at 60mph accelerating the wind speeds exponentionally. That's also what brought such a ridiculous storm surge.
shit thats nothing, the nigger ghettos that took over our once proud cities do far worse damage today. wish a huricane would wipe niggers out of our cities
The New England Hurricane of 1938 was probably a high-end Category 3 storm at landfall. Maximum sustained winds were probably around 125 m.p.h. with higher gusts. It was probably not a Category 4 as the notes about this video suggest, and it is extraordinarily unlikely that a hurricane would be able to maintain Category 4 strength until landfall in New England.
IMO it was pretty close. Most of the anemometers were blown away near the coastline so wind measurements were scarce. I would say sustained winds were probably close to 120mph or 130mph at the immediate beachfront of LI with gusts of around 150mph; slightly under catagory 4.
Not all of this footage is actually from the 1938 hurricane; there are cars from the 1940s in some of the shots.
The 1938 hurricane was particularly scary because there was no warning that it was going to hit; thus people didn't get out of the way, but just continued with their normal daily activities. The storm was moving especially fast, and by the time people got concerned and tried to evacuate dangerous areas, it was too late - they were already trapped.
Not all of this footage is actually from the 1938 hurricane; there are cars from the 1940s in some of the shots.
The 1938 hurricane was particularly scary because there was no warning that it was going to hit; thus people didn't get out of the way, but just continued with their normal daily activities. The storm was moving especially fast, and by the time people got concerned and tried to evacuate dangerous areas, it was too late - they were already trapped.
My uncle and I beleive that my grandfather is in the shot at 2:07. Can you comment as to where this particular shot came from? Great song for this footage!
Nice choice for AudioSwap. :)
tsntana 4 months ago
what song is this sounds like something from batman.
hioreilly 5 months ago
1:08 Guy says: "say ocean, aren't you a pocket full of firecrackaz eyy? Im through with supposin and I'm fixed to start figurin meh? Say why don't ya take it easy with the water over here, me and my pal are tryinna walk mehhhhh"
AroundSun 6 months ago
This storm here is what gave us Moriches inlet on Long Island in New York.
AroundSun 6 months ago
The only thing missing is jim cantore.
skimboardmonster 6 months ago
NYC will be underwater for days. The winds are not what cause the damage. This storm has sustained 12 eight foot surge heading straight for the big apple.
good luck........get out.
naapaalee 6 months ago
I love the guys blandly standing there in the rising water at 2:06 like 'meh'.
This is extraordinary footage.
Chaeley 6 months ago 2
i hope this don't happen! & its funny how many people are out in this with stuff flying around in the air that could kill them. we have come along way...
youraverageuser 6 months ago
LOL, Hmm, nice day for a stroll. Doo dee doo dee doo!
FlyinRyan1985 6 months ago
I agree. Irene will mostly be a big rain event. ( And that's even if there is any event.)
moviemagg 6 months ago
This soundtrack is WAY better than "Bad Moon Rising" for this video although I love CCR and all their songs.
So don't be sad.
MrBaebel 6 months ago
You can bet your bottom dollar that Hurricane Irene will be nothing close to the magnitude of the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. I will be very surprised if anybody gets full Hurricane force conditions in New England.
moviemagg 6 months ago
@moviemagg dont focus on the wind speed with Irene. This will be a storm surge/rain maker. It will be moving relatively slow over this area. Much slower than the 70mph forward motion of the 1938 hurricane therefore allowing a lot of already saturated areas (which have received record breaking rainfall this summer) to become easily flooded.
gabrielgcox 6 months ago
Hruuican Irean :0
MrHarzh 6 months ago
Very scarey. Awesome video.
TheSonglvr 6 months ago
I guess we better prepare for something similar to this to come in the next few days.
GamingPalooza 6 months ago
Amazing camera footage!!!..
susan462 6 months ago
i wish i could go back in time to 1938 for a day and c what my hometown of newport ri was like
camden199 6 months ago
Get ready for a repeat of this storm, were due....
pfcwar5150 6 months ago
0:32 we fish will rule :D
prototype803 6 months ago
i am glad it is not cat.5
cureforthecurse 8 months ago
Did some of this footage come from the PBS "American Experience" documentary on the hurricane? I recognize some of it, like the footage from NYC of the umbrella being whipped out of that lady's hand by the high winds, and the color footage at the end (kind of impressive that there's color footage available from that long ago).
Superbook4Eva 8 months ago
Top gusts were measured at 186 mph...
beatlejim64 8 months ago
Hey Josh, thank you for giving me the correct information on this storm. I did some research and you were right.
moviemagg 11 months ago
Great footage-- thanks so much for posting this. A couple of facts to get straight: 1) the hurricane hit Long Island first, before hitting New England (people always forget this); 2) it was a midrange Cat 3 at landfall on Long Island and in New England, not a Cat 4; 3) the Blue Hill wind readings were waaaaay above sea level and topographically enhanced, and not directly indicative of the cyclone's intensity at that time. All this aside, again-- thanks for posting this great footage!
CycloneJosh 11 months ago
Unfortunately history (and weather) repeats itself. This is destined to happen again. The Northeast Coast is long overdue and running out of time...
spindalis79 1 year ago
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MarySadlier 1 year ago
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MarySadlier 1 year ago
curious what this music is - we are doing a video book report and your music choice is perfect!
MarySadlier 1 year ago
a sign from a store struck my grandmother in the leg, downtown providence.
Fanik8 1 year ago
What happened to the Creedence song?
98bigbutt 1 year ago
@98bigbutt I had to take the Creedence Clearwater song Bad Moon Rising off or UTube might have thrown me out to copyright hell. You have to be very carefull of the songs you post on UTube. Copyright, Copyright, Copyright.
moviemagg 1 year ago
@moviemagg the blue hills observatory did not registor a gust of 183 mph. they recoreded two five minute readings of 173 and 186 mph, sustained winds were around 121mph. at the summit a 7 minute reading velocity of 111mph was recorded.
LeOpardGeckoKid9 11 months ago
@LeOpardGeckoKid9
You are incorrect, the wind speeds were estimated and were not registered with the equipment.
PositivelyBored 11 months ago
@PositivelyBored no that is not true. all of those five minute passages were recorded. estimated landfall rates were around 120 - 125.
LeOpardGeckoKid9 11 months ago
@LeOpardGeckoKid9
all obs were estimated winds by the observer and not an instrument reading. "recorded" does not imply an instrument officially recorded those measurements.
PositivelyBored 11 months ago
@PositivelyBored that is not true. the blue hills observatory did registor all of those five minute passages. estimations where landfall rates, which were to be somwhere around 120.-125.mph. also, the new england hurricane was at its most a category three prior to landfall. it was a category five days before. the initial forward speed was 59mph. moving over 1,200 miles in 12 hours.
LeOpardGeckoKid9 11 months ago
@LeOpardGeckoKid9 The Blue Hill Observatory did record a wind measurement of 183 miles per hour during the 1938 New England Hurricane. Check the Monthly Weather Reviews article on this storm as I just did and you will read about it. So I rest my case. Sorry it took so long to get back to you about this.
moviemagg 6 months ago
@LeOpardGeckoKid9
No equipment registered any readings. They were estimated by the observers inside the building. Remember most of the wind instruments were blown out by this storm....so there is no way to properly measure how strong the winds were. I was a wx obs around 10 years ago and still present data. You can drive up to the summit and check out the data up there.
There are no trees older than 80 years old on Great Blue Hill ,above 500'.
PositivelyBored 5 months ago
To rchatell,are you telling the truth or you just clowning around?
98bigbutt 1 year ago
I heard it missed NYC by 75 miles.
98bigbutt 1 year ago
@98bigbutt
very close to that. Still managed to get sustained winds up to 60mph!!
PositivelyBored 1 year ago
People have to realize that although the wind speeds were only 120 or so, it was moving at 60mph accelerating the wind speeds exponentionally. That's also what brought such a ridiculous storm surge.
coalreigoncoalcracke 1 year ago
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shit thats nothing, the nigger ghettos that took over our once proud cities do far worse damage today. wish a huricane would wipe niggers out of our cities
raynard88666 1 year ago
The New England Hurricane of 1938 was probably a high-end Category 3 storm at landfall. Maximum sustained winds were probably around 125 m.p.h. with higher gusts. It was probably not a Category 4 as the notes about this video suggest, and it is extraordinarily unlikely that a hurricane would be able to maintain Category 4 strength until landfall in New England.
TheDS4000 1 year ago
@TheDS4000
IMO it was pretty close. Most of the anemometers were blown away near the coastline so wind measurements were scarce. I would say sustained winds were probably close to 120mph or 130mph at the immediate beachfront of LI with gusts of around 150mph; slightly under catagory 4.
PositivelyBored 1 year ago
@TheDS4000
it was a 3
wiiluigi1998 1 year ago
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Not all of this footage is actually from the 1938 hurricane; there are cars from the 1940s in some of the shots.
The 1938 hurricane was particularly scary because there was no warning that it was going to hit; thus people didn't get out of the way, but just continued with their normal daily activities. The storm was moving especially fast, and by the time people got concerned and tried to evacuate dangerous areas, it was too late - they were already trapped.
hebneh 1 year ago
Not all of this footage is actually from the 1938 hurricane; there are cars from the 1940s in some of the shots.
The 1938 hurricane was particularly scary because there was no warning that it was going to hit; thus people didn't get out of the way, but just continued with their normal daily activities. The storm was moving especially fast, and by the time people got concerned and tried to evacuate dangerous areas, it was too late - they were already trapped.
hebneh 1 year ago
I like the people BLOWING down the street!!
rsmc55 1 year ago
My uncle and I beleive that my grandfather is in the shot at 2:07. Can you comment as to where this particular shot came from? Great song for this footage!
rchatell 2 years ago
my grandfather was only 4 when this struck and he still remembers some of this.
lyricsnmore 2 years ago
where di you get the footage from?
hurricanff 2 years ago