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ABC6 Stormtracker Jim Corbin shares some home video of Hurricane Bob on the 18th anniversary of the last hurricane to directly strike the Southern New England coast.

This video from Jim Corbin ( heard briefly on the phone and seen very briefly looking out the window!) shows Hurricane Bob on August 19, 1991 affecting Westboro, Mass which is 30 miles NNW of Providence. The storm’s center at the time was about about 60 miles to the southeast. This put Westboro on the WEAKER WIND SIDE..but also on the HEAVIER RAIN SIDE. Though winds in the area averaged 25-65 mph for several hours snapping a lot of branches…..it was the 6-8 inches of rain that turned dry gullies into rivers of water. Water pouring off the roof was relentless. The view was generally west..so you can see the rain blowing right to left indicating northeast to north gales as the storm passed to the east.