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- Hurricane_Diane abstract "Hurricane Diane was the costliest Atlantic hurricane of its time. One of three hurricanes to hit North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed on August 7 from a tropical wave between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde. Diane initially moved west-northwestward with little change in its intensity, but began to strengthen rapidly after turning to the north-northeast. On August 12, the hurricane reached peak sustained winds of 105 mph (170 km/h), making it a Category 2 hurricane. Gradually weakening after veering back west, Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, as a strong tropical storm on August 17, just five days after Hurricane Connie struck near the same area. Diane weakened further after moving inland, at which point the United States Weather Bureau noted a decreased threat of further destruction. The storm turned to the northeast, and warm waters from the Atlantic Ocean helped produce record rainfall across the northeastern United States. On August 19, Diane emerged into the Atlantic Ocean southeast of New York City, becoming extratropical two days later and completely dissipating by August 23.The first area affected by Diane was North Carolina, which suffered coastal flooding but little wind and rain damage. After the storm weakened in Virginia, it maintained an area of moisture that resulted in heavy rainfall after interacting with the Blue Ridge Mountains, a process known as orographic lift. Flooding affected roads and low-lying areas along the Potomac River. The northernmost portion of Delaware also saw freshwater flooding, although to a much lesser extent than adjacent states. Diane produced heavy rainfall in eastern Pennsylvania, causing the worst floods on record there, largely in the Poconos and along the Delaware River. Rushing waters demolished about 150 road and rail bridges and breached or destroyed 30 dams. The swollen Brodhead Creek virtually submerged a summer camp, killing 37 people. Throughout Pennsylvania, the disaster killed 101 people and caused an estimated $70 million in damage (1955 USD). Additional flooding spread through the northwest portion of neighboring New Jersey, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and destroying several bridges, including one built in 1831. Storm damage was evident but less significant in southeastern New York.Damage from Diane was heaviest in Connecticut, where rainfall peaked at 16.86 in (428 mm) near Torrington. The storm produced the state's largest flood on record, which effectively split the state into two by destroying bridges and cutting communications. All major streams and valleys were flooded, and 30 stream gauges reported their highest levels on record. The Connecticut River at Hartford reached a water level of 30.6 ft (9.3 m), the third highest on record there. The flooding destroyed a large section of downtown Winsted, much of which was never rebuilt. Record-high tides and flooded rivers heavily damaged Woonsocket, Rhode Island. In Massachusetts, flood water levels surpassed those during the 1938 Long Island hurricane, breaching multiple dams and inundating adjacent towns and roads. Throughout New England, 206 dams were damaged or destroyed, and about 7,000 people were injured. Nationwide, Diane killed at least 184 people and destroyed 813 houses, with another 14,000 homes heavily damaged. Monetary losses totaled $754.7 million, although the inclusion of loss of business and personal revenue increased the total to over $1 billion. In the hurricane's wake, eight states were declared federal disaster areas, and the name Diane was retired.".
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageLength "57597".
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageOutDegree "234".
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageRevisionID "701798494".
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink 1938_New_England_hurricane.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink 1955_Atlantic_hurricane_season.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Abraham_A._Ribicoff.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Admiral.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Allentown,_Pennsylvania.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink American_Red_Cross.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Atmospheric_instability.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Auburn,_Massachusetts.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Azores_High.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Bash_Bish_Falls.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Big_Bushkill_Creek.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Big_Meadows.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Blackstone_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Blue_Ridge_Mountains.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Bond_(finance).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Boston_and_Albany_Railroad.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Branchville,_New_Jersey.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Brandywine_Creek_(Christina_River).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Brodhead_Creek.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Brunswick,_Georgia.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Buffumville_Lake.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Cape_Hatteras.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Category:1955_Atlantic_hurricane_season.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hurricanes_in_New_England.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hurricanes_in_Virginia.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Category:Retired_Atlantic_hurricanes.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Charles_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Charlton,_Massachusetts.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Chesapeake_Bay.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Christian_Herter.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Cold-core_low.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Columbia,_Virginia.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Connecticut_Military_Department.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Culvert.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Delaware,_Lackawanna_and_Western_Railroad.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Delaware_Water_Gap_National_Recreation_Area.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Discharge_(hydrology).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Dwight_D._Eisenhower.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink East_Stroudsburg,_Pennsylvania.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Easton,_Pennsylvania.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Ellenville,_New_York.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Erie_Lackawanna_Railway.
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- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Essex_Junction,_Vermont.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Extratropical_cyclone.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Eye_(cyclone).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Farmers_Home_Administration.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Farmington_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Federal_Civil_Defense_Administration.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Fernandina_Beach,_Florida.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Fitzwilliam,_New_Hampshire.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Flagstaff_Lake_(Maine).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink French_River_(Massachusetts).
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Frenchtown,_New_Jersey.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Fujiwhara_effect.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Greentown,_Pennsylvania.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Greenville,_Rhode_Island.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hartford,_Connecticut.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hatteras,_North_Carolina.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Herbert_H._Lehman.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Honesdale,_Pennsylvania.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Housatonic_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hurricane_Agnes.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hurricane_Connie.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hurricane_Floyd.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hurricane_Hunters.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Hurricane_Irene.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Interstate_Highway_System.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink James_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lackawaxen_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lake_Mohonk.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lake_Wallenpaupack.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lambertville,_New_Jersey.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Landfall.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lehigh_River.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink Lesser_Antilles.
- Hurricane_Diane wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Governors_of_New_Jersey.