Sunday, September 28, 2008

Hurricanes in Maine

This weekend, Maine had it's first hurricane watch in 17 years. However, over the years Maine has had visits from quite a few hurricanes. They are usually either minimal hurricanes or just tropical storms by the time they reach the cold waters off the Maine coast. Here's a list of past hurricanes to reach Maine.

New England Hurricane of 1938
Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944
Hurricane Carol of 1954
Hurricane Edna of 1954
Hurricane Donna of 1960
Hurricane Gloria of 1985
Hurricane Bob of 1991

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