Formed September 10, 1938
Dissipated September 22, 1938
Highest winds 160 mph (260 km/h) sustained
Lowest pressure ≤938 mbar (hPa)[32]
Damages $6.0 billion (2004 USD)
Fatalities 500-700 direct
Areas affected Bahamas, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, southern Quebec
The New England Hurricane of 1938 (or Great New England Hurricane or Long Island Express or simply "The Great Hurricane of 1938") was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869. The storm formed near the coast of Africa in September of the 1938 Atlantic hurricane season, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale before making landfall on Long Island on September 21. The hurricane killed 500-700 people and caused $6.0 billion (2004 US dollars) in damages