HURRICANE GLORIA SEPT.27,1985
One of the most intensely reported events of the 1980's, Hurricane Gloria hit Long Island, New York and southern Connecticut as a moderate hurricane. At the time of landfall on Long Island - Gloria had sustained winds of around 85-mph. However, Gloria was moving forward at 35-mph when it struck land. This combination of sustained winds and forward motion - produced peak winds of at least 111-mph across a narrow area of eastern Long Island
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
LILCO WAS HARDEST HIT.
FOR EASTCOAST,THE WORST NEVER CAME
THE DIFFERENCES 47 YEARS MAKES
STORM LESS THEN MEDIA PREDICTED
GLORIA PULLS PLUG ON TV:TUNE IN NEXT WEEK,NY
NEWSPAPER PHOTOS
LONG BEACH BOARDWALK,AND OYSTER BAY ROAD
SOUTHHAMPTON,TWO BEACHGOERS BRAVE THE WINDSWEEPT SANDS OFF ROUTE 2
SHIRLEY  LONG ISLAND,SEVERAL PLANES WERE FLIPPED OVER AT BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT
HAMPTON BAYS LONG ISLAND,SURF POUNDS HOMES ON SHINNECOCK BAY AT PONQUOQUE
WHERE SHE WENT AND HOW SHE WORKED
WAVES FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND SWEP OVER A CAR IN  MILFORD,CT
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A WEAKENED GLORIA(1) STILL HITS HARD AT LI'S POWER
A WEAKENED GLORIA(2) STILL HITS HARD AT LI'S POWER
A WEAKENED GLORIA(3) STILL HITS HARD AT LI'S POWER
A WEAKENED GLORIA(4) STILL HITS HARD AT LI'S POWER
UPPER AIR DIVERTED DISASTER(1)
UPPER AIR DIVERTED DISASTER(2)
UPPER AIR DIVERTED DISASTER(2)
LONG ISLANDERS RIDE OUT GLORIA WITH EQUANIMITY(1)
LONG ISLANDERS RIDE OUT GLORIA WITH EQUANIMITY(2)
LONG ISLANDERS RIDE OUT GLORIA WITH EQUANIMITY(3)
IN SCHOOL GYMS ACROSS LONG ISLAND,SHELTER FROM THE STORM(1)
IN SCHOOL GYMS ACROSS LONG ISLAND,SHELTER FROM THE STORM(2)
GLORIA'S AFTER MATH: TOWN BY TOWN(1)
GLORIA'S AFTER MATH: TOWN BY TOWN(2)
GLORIA'S AFTER MATH: TOWN BY TOWN(3)
OFFICIALS SRUGGLE TO KEEP CONTROL
GLORIA'S BLITZ MAKES JETS CLEAR OUT
MLB STANDINGS SEPT 28,1985
A MAN LOOKS OUT AT BOATS WEATHERING THE STORM ON LAKE MONTAUK
REMAINS OF THE  ROOF OF COTTAGES AT GURNEYS INN IN MONTAUK
ISLAND PARK.ONE NEIGHBOR HELPS ANOTHER THROUGH WATER ON WARWICH ROAD
FIRE ISLAND. PINES CO-OP APARTMENTS DAMAGED BY THE STORM
SHINNECOCK HILLS. WAVES ROLL ASHORE ALONG MONTAUK HIGHWAY
DAMAGE AT A GLANCE
A CAR DODGES FALLEN TELEPHONE POLES ALONG SUNRISE HIGHWAY
THE ROOF BLEW OFF A HANGER AT LONG ISLAND MACARTUR AIRPORT
THE REMAINS OF A DECK AND WALKWAY THAT COLLAPSED ON THE OCEANSIDE OF FIRE ISLAND
CITY ISLAND. BOAT AND PIER CRASH AGAINST THE ROCKS THAT BORDER EVACUATED COTTAGES
WEATHER MAP
PEAK INTENSITY
Formed September 16, 1985
Dissipated October 2, 1985
Highest winds 145 mph (240 km/h) sustained
Lowest pressure 919 mbar (hPa)
Damages $900 million (1985 USD)
$1.6 billion (2005 USD)
Fatalities 8 direct
Areas affected North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, New England, Atlantic Canada

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weather channel video 6
VIDEOS FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL
These 6 vidoes are from someone who recorder segments from  the weather channel from when Gloria was a wave in the eastern atlantic until it hit Long Island,also has some info on Tropical Storm Henri which hit Long ISLAND AS  Depression 2 days before Gloria hit
Hurricane Gloria 1985 - Weather Channel - PART #1 of 5
Hurricane Gloria - Weather Channel - PART #2 of 5
Hurricane Gloria - Weather Channel - PART #3 of 5
Hurricane Gloria - Weather Channel - PART #4 of 5
Hurricane Gloria - Weather Channel - PART #5 of 5
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SINCE 1/1/08
added 1/13/08
courtesy of CDF1970