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A 100-year pictorial history of NJ and NY’s storm-battered coastline and cities "The great gale that blew in with Washington's birthday will not soon be forgotten. It was the biggest New York ever knew.” The first blizzard of glass and masonry in city history. New York Evening World, Feb. 23, 1912
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Christmas Day Storm, 1913
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New Year’s Day Storm 1914 – Sea Bright
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1917 Cape May
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Rockaway Beach 1927
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1938 Long Island Hurricane
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1944 Hurricane – Ocean City, NJ
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Great Appalachian Storm 1950
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Hurricane Hazel 1954
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Hurricane Carol – 1954 NYC
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August 1955 – Hurricanes Connie and Diane cause record flooding in NY
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Hurricane Donna – 1960 NYC
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Sea Isle City – 1962 Nor’easter (Note the overwash fans)
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1978 Nor’easter – Monmouth Beach NJ
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Hurricane Gloria 1985 – Seaside Heights, NJ
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1992 Nor’easter – Brooklyn
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1992 Nor’easter – FDR Drive, NYC
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Hurricane Irene – 2011 NYC
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Sandy 2012 – Bay Head, NJ
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