hurricane brought worst flooding new_england hurricane fourth named storm second hurricane atlantic hurricane season developed tropical disturbance located east leeward_islands september initially tropical depression headed west northwestward failed strengthen significantly located short distance leeward_islands depression curved northwestward began intensifying october depression upgraded tropical storm time storm turned west northwest continued reached hurricane status late october days later category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale briefly weakened category october strengthened category later october peaked winds mph produced strong winds heavy surf bermuda caused damage weakened category october passing offshore new_england storm combined easter produced flooding strong winds fatalities directly related hurricane people died traffic related deaths caused slick roads heavy rain total damage new_england estimated million usd early october landfall near nova_scotia hours transitioning extratropical cyclone atlantic_canada storm brought rough seas causing coastal flooding fatalities nova scotia meteorological history revealed presence tropical disturbance east leeward_islands september reconnaissance aircraft flight system following day indicated tropical depression developed near depression initially moved west northwestward remained disorganized days early stages depression system appeared located minor upper atmosphere located strong east west oriented trough approaching lesser antilles system curved northwestward high pressure areas september avoided landfall islands october depression strengthened tropical storm trough dissipated following day causing resume initial west northwest motion storm intensified category hurricane later october deepening occurred october category hurricane easter east_coast united_states caused curve northward october storm briefly weakened category hurricane october hours later strengthened category hurricane attained minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg late october maximum sustained winds reached mph highest relation system absorbed easter october weakened began accelerating cold sea surface temperatures weakened storm category hurricane october briefly curved north northwestward sharply turning east northeastward early october landfall near nova scotia winds mph hours later storm transitioned extratropical cyclone remnants emerged atlantic_ocean headed east northeastward dissipating south newfoundland october preparations tropical cyclone hurricane watches gale warnings issued leeward_islands intensified moved northward threatened new_england gale warnings issued coastal areas rhode_island maine hurricane watches issued east coast maine impact united_states damage totals united_states surpass million including passage easter day prior fatalities directly related storm people died traffic related deaths flooded slick roads rainfall systems caused record rainfall areas massachusetts inches areas boston foot water associated flooded reopened day rain ceased total inches precipitation fell portland maine hours inches fell hours subsequently set record highest hour rainfall total portland recorded broken hurricane bob overall rainfall total portland inches international auburn total inches rain fell river overflowed flooded road fatalities reported maine new_england thousands fled homes buildings school began flood considered worst flood region hurricane caused partially falling leaves drains damages boats severe hundreds small boats destroyed larger boats damaged addition industry suffered heavy losses system heavy surf caused damages boats people rescued different accidents sustained injuries small structures maine swept away high waves areas new_england coast tides feet average person swept away drowned minor tidal flooding occurred coastal areas addition pier washed away high surf total damage wave tide roads completely water pumping operations continuing days hardest hit locations massachusetts roofs blown houses strong winds reported new_england highest winds associated felt coastal maine winds mph commonly reported wind damage severe widespread person maine killed fallen tree landed crushed car southeastern portion state power outages reported fallen trees tree limbs addition roof blown maine massachusetts houses completely caused moderate severe damage eastern new_england total wind damage new_england estimated reached track northward passed miles bermuda causing heavy surf mph winds wind gusts mph disrupted telephone service nova scotia waves feet normal smashed fishing boats causing usd damage government pier building sandy point lost people swept ocean cove drowned waves washed sand highway rough seas newfoundland caused fishing boats crashed ashore strong winds reported
Hurricane Daisy (1962)