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	Hurricane Connie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Connie was the first in a series of hurricanes to strike North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season.
		The precursor to Hurricane Connie was a tropical wave that moved across the Tropical Atlantic.
		The hurricane passed to the north of the Lesser Antilles on the 6th as it reached its peak intensity of 145 mph winds, but still caused rain and heavy surf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Connie (422 words)

	1955 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Hurricane Alice of 1954 was originally believed to have developed in early January of 1955 and thus have been the first storm of the 1955 season; however, it was later discovered to have developed in late December of 1954 and was reclassified as a storm of the 1954 season.
		Hurricane Connie was the first of three hurricanes that hit North Carolina this season.
		The precursor to Hurricane Flora was a tropical wave that moved through the Cape Verde islands on August 30th and developed on September 2nd.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1955_Atlantic_hurricane_season (1117 words)

	Hurricane Diane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Diane was one of three hurricanes to hit to North Carolina during 1955.
		Diane was the costliest hurricane in United States history until it was surpassed by Hurricane Betsy in 1965, and was the 6th costliest U.S. hurricane of the 20th century
		The hurricane steadily weakened as it moved west-northwestward, and Diane made landfall as a minimal Category 1 hurricane near Carolina Beach, North Carolina on August 17, about 150 miles southwest of Connie's landfall only 5 days before.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Diane (403 words)

	Hurricane History
		Hurricane conditions affected only a small part of the North Carolina coast, and the damage from winds and tides was relatively minor.
		Isabel became a hurricane on September 7th and rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane strength on the evening of the 8th while the eye was located more than 1100 miles to the east of the Leeward Islands.
		The hurricane turned north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of Florida as it began to intensify rapidly; dropsonde measurements indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in 4.5 hours.
	www.nhc.noaa.gov /HAW2/english/history.shtml (9446 words)

	Hurricane Diane - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hurricane Diane was one of three hurricanes to hit to North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
		Diane struck an area that had been hit by Hurricane Connie five days earlier.
		Diane made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Carolina Beach, North Carolina on August 17, 1955, and continued northward into the Mid-Atlantic and New England as a tropical storm the next day, dropping large amounts of rain in an area already saturated by Hurricane Connie.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Hurricane_Diane (97 words)

	Historic Hurricanes--Some Of The Most Powerful Storms On Record.
		The "Hurricane" of 1903--The storm was indicated to be a hurricane by many in the media at the time, but it was in fact, a tropical storm with 70 mph winds along the coast.
		Hurricane Inez--Known as "The Crazy One," Inez carved an erratic path of death and destruction from the Caribbean to Florida, and to Mexico in October, 1966.
		Hurricane Grace--Contrary to what was said in the movie, The Perfect Storm, Grace was only a Category One Hurricane, but it would combine with a mid-latitude cyclone to form what would be known as the "Perfect Storm" in Meteorological terms during the final days of October, 1991.
	www.hurricaneville.com /historic.html (8092 words)

	Delaware River
		Hurricane Connie formed way out in the Atlantic on August 3, 1955, and headed west.
		By the morning of the 12th, hurricane warnings were issued as far north as the Delaware breakwater.
		While Hurricane Connie was racing past Delaware in mid-August 1955, another storm - Diane - was headed for the East Coast.
	www.usskawishiwi.org /Commissioning/Hurricanes.html (793 words)

	The Levin J. Marvel Story: Why did they drown? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He said that because he thought Connie was advancing up the Bay from a southwesterly or southerly direction (which in fact she was), the anchorage protected from southwesterly and southerly winds would be a snug harbor.
		Connie, however, was not a storm, it was a tropical hurricane in form even if it packed winds of less than hurricane force.
		Essentially hurricanes are a vacuum at their eye into which winds swirl in counter-clockwise fashion from all points of the compass.
	www.rosehavenmaryland.com /pages/marvel/whydrowntwo.html (4255 words)

	Contingency Planning & Management - Article Reprint
		Hurricane Connie produced generally 4 to 6 inches of rainfall over southern New England on August 11 and 12.
		In Maryland, for example, Hurricane Floyd caused flooding in 11 out of 23 counties in the State; however, according to Carol Thiel, Hurricane Planner for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the impact was not as severe as in other years.
		Regarding the recent destruction brought by the 1999 hurricane season and that anticipated in future seasons, Eslinger had this to say: "There is evidence to support the fact that we are entering a long-term trend of increased hurricane activity.
	www.weather2000.com /cpm_feb2000.html (1994 words)

	Stamford Historical Society: The Floods of '55 in the newspaper
		The Hurricane of '38 and the Floods of '54 and '55
		The hurricane was about 270 miles south of Washington, D.C., and her movement was again erratic.
		Hurricane Connie, demoted by the weather bureau for lack of fury to the status of "storm," belatedly made itself felt in Stamford today, causing downed trees, a scattering o power breaks, and tides one to two feet above normal…
	www.stamfordhistory.org /ph_1002_n3.htm (497 words)

	CHC-Storms 1955
		Connie passed 83 kilometres to the north of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.
		Connie drifted slowly toward the west-northwest and the west on August 9 and 10, then turned toward the north on the evening of August 10.
		Hurricane Connie set the stage for one of the most disastrous and costly floods of record in the northeastern United States.
	www.ns.ec.gc.ca /weather/hurricane/storm55.html (563 words)

	The Levin J. Marvel Story: Why did they drown? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		According to the Weather bureau a severe tropical hurricane was within 24 to 48 hours away, and NE winds up to 73 mph might be expected at any time before then.
		Dead to leeward there was no conceivable hurricane hole unless you consider the negligible indentation of Herring Bay on the Western shore, an anchorage exposed to winds ranging from SE to NNE, or precisely those winds which had been predicted in gale force for over two days now.
		Actually Connie was recurving that night and early morning and heading approximately toward the Marvel.
	www.rosehavenmaryland.com /pages/marvel/whydrown.html (1842 words)

	The 1966 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season
		Hurricane BLANCA developed from an area which was first analyzed on a 0 surface chart as a tropical disturbance on July 31, near 15N 110W.
		Hurricane CONNIE was first detected as a tropical storm early on the 7th near 14N 122W.
		CONNIE, tracked by satellite as it moved westward intensified slowly and on the 10th maximum winds reached 60 knots while gale force winds extended out 100 miles in all directions.
	www.prh.noaa.gov /cphc/summaries/1966.php (849 words)

	Connie Stratton
		Connie asked the principal to help with arrangements so she could anonymously provide all three.
		Connie, along with other mothers she organized, raised $30,000 toward a new playground for the school children.
		Connie ran the backhoe to excavate, drilled postholes, and prepared the area.
	www.huntsman.com /index.cfm?PageID=4681 (453 words)

	Hurricane History
		Hurricane Andrew, which struck Florida in 1992, is the most costly hurricane of all time with $16.5 billion in damages.
		On July 12, the eye of Hurricane Bertha made landfall near the Onslow County-Pender County line but western Carteret County experienced winds in excess of 100 miles per hour.The most recent to hit as a Category II storm, it was 10 years since the next most recent storm hit.
		Hurricane Hazel was responsible for 19 deaths in North Carolina.
	www.carteretnewstimes.com /history.htm (889 words)

	History of Mill Brook Floods
		Hurricane Edna dropped approximately six and one half inches of rain in five days.
		After Hurricane Connie had saturated the soil, Hurricane Diane brought a rainfall of 12.47 inches over three days.
		The CE Maguire report also claims: "One fortunate point to note for this flood is that after Hurricane Edna occurred a year earlier, Arlington had the foresight to build up the crest of the spillway at Arlington reservoir.
	www.arlington2020.org /reservoir/StormHist.htm (401 words)

	Hurricane Connie -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Connie struck as a (additional info and facts about Category 2) Category 2, causing major flooding and inflicting extensive damage to the (additional info and facts about Outer Banks) Outer Banks and inland to (Capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina) Raleigh.
		Connie went on to strike (A region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut) New England, causing extensive flooding.
		When (additional info and facts about Hurricane Diane) Hurricane Diane struck shortly thereafter, the floods from Connie contributed to Diane's destruction and loss of life.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hu/hurricane_connie.htm (150 words)

	COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION- 1993 Tropicland Hurricanes
		Hurricanes are deadly reminders of nature's grip on the universe.
		Connie was responsible for 25 deaths during its landfall in North Carolina.
		Camille was one of the strongest and deadliest of hurricanes in this century.
	www.cosmicbaseball.com /93th.html (2629 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hurricane Diane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining.
		While the states marked in red show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown.
		Atlantic hurricanes This is a list of notable tropical cyclones, subdivided by basin and reason for notability.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hurricane-Diane (780 words)

	Earth Science Picture of the Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hurricane Connie crossed the coast on August 12 as a Category 3 storm with sustained 75 mph (33.5 m/s) winds and an 8 foot (2.4 m) storm surge.
		However, the most significant aspect of Connie was the rainfall of up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) that affected the northeastern United States.
		Diane cossed the coast on August 17 as a Category 1 hurricane.
	epod.usra.edu /archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=106336 (193 words)

	Favorite thing at Ebbets Field - Baseball Fever
		Watching the News this week, relative to the coming tropical storms and hurricanes, reminded me of this exact weekend in 1955, when NYC, and Brooklyn, was battered by back-to-back Hurricanes, Connie and Diana.
		Some of the scoreboard's letters were blown out of the park by Hurricane Diana, and a few of them are now under lock and key in Jaykay's Rotunda.
		She has already had a hurricane named after her; I never have, and it just isn't fair.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=19452 (2569 words)

	Hurricane Connie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hurricane Connie wound its way across the Atlantic north of the Caribbean, reaching its peak intensity on Aug. 8 at 4 p.m.
		The hurricane weakened before snaking ashore in North Carolina early on the 12th with 80 mph winds.
		Connie was not a very destructive storm, but its torrential rain saturated the Northeastern USA, setting it up for massive flooding when, just five days later, Hurricane Diane spun up the East Coast and drenched the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast with up to 19 inches of rain.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/huricane/wconnie.htm (272 words)

	Cape Hatteras,North Carolina hurricanes
		2005 Sept 15th Hurricane Ophelia weakens as it passes approx 40 miles east of Cape Hatteras with 75mph winds moving slowly away with minimal damage..
		1993 hurricane Emily hits sept 1st with 115mph winds for a short period of time causing some roof damage.
		1999 hurricane dennis brushes first to the south & then circles back as a tropical storm.During the hurricane bruah hatteras recorded a gust to 121mph before anemometer failed.Dennis at the time had 85mph winds aug 30th.
	www.hurricanecity.com /city/capehatteras.htm (482 words)

	cannonball adderley / CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
		At the first date, on July 21, 1955, the personnel included Cannonball on alto, his brother Nat Adderley on trumpet, Jerome Richardson on tenor, Cecil Payne on baritone, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, John Williams on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums and Paul Chambers on bass.
		At this session the numbers recorded were The Song is You, Cynthia's in Love, Hurricane Connie, and an old pop song called Purple Shades.
		At the second date, held July 29, the same personnel was used except that J. Johnson replaced Cleveland.
	www.cannonball-adderley.com /288.htm (1066 words)

	Morehead City,North Carolina hurricanes
		2005 Sept 15th Hurricane Ophelia passes just south with 90mph winds Northern eyewall over Morehead city for a couple of hours.Heavy damage by surge in Salter path.Pier badly damaged in Atlantic bch.
		1955 hurricane connie to the east by 25 miles 72mph gusts to 83mph Newspaper headline
		1996 hurricane Bertha july 12th 45 miles to the south area had gusts tp 100mph bertha had winds of 105mph press 28.85.
	www.hurricanecity.com /city/moreheadcity.htm (478 words)

	Elizabeth City,North Carolina hurricanes
		1935 the remnants of the 1935 labor day hurricane that hit the keys causes tonadoes in this area on the way out to sea.
		1955 a slow moving hurricane connie causes 7 ft tides and destroyes the beaches.
		Isabel approx 85mph at the passage downed many trees & virtually all of Elizabeth city was without power.Scores of downed trees, snapped power lines and at least one death left a testament to the fury of the storm.
	www.hurricanecity.com /city/elizabethcity.htm (269 words)

	WASHINGTONIAN - May Day! May Day! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Thursday’s sunny morning was followed by the cancellation of the hurricane alert: Connie was going to make landfall at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and move inland, its force diminishing.
		Northeast storm warnings that had been posted Tuesday remained in effect, but forecasters were predicting winds of 30 miles an hour at most on the upper part of the bay.
		Earlier, the head of the Baltimore weather bureau had testified that at the height of the Marvel’s danger, the eye of the hurricane was hundreds of miles to the south.
	www.washingtonian.com /people/mayday2.html (4572 words)

	PETE'S U.S. CONNIE KALDOR SITE
		On September 30, 2005, Connie Kaldor was among the honored recipients
		Our live track features Connie performing a song from her new album, "Sky With Nothing To get In the Way." In her own words, if the late Johnny Cash was a woman, this is the song he would write.
		What's needed most is money to keep the precious supplies of water, food and ice coming in for the people along the Gulf who are away from home, trapped, disoriented and have nowhere to go.
	conniekaldorusa.com (752 words)

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