Thursday, July 29th, 2010

A collection of miscellaneous photos from Bob, the last hurricane to strike the Southern New England coast. Some of these pictures come from a short, but very informative, web page about Hurricane Bob. Click here for more.

Special thanks to Charles Hall for more great hurricane damage photos. These are from Riverside, RI after Hurricane Carol in 1954.

Special thanks to Charles Hall for sending in these great photos of the incredible damage in Riverside, RI after the Hurricane of 1938.

A big part of ABC6Hurricane.com is learning lessons from past storms. It has been almost a generation since the last hurricane (Bob in 1991) struck our coast. In order to avoid complacency, it is important that people new to the area, and those who were not born or very young when the last storm hit, [...]

These great photos come from Joseph Pimental of Warren, RI. All the photos were taken in Bristol, RI on August 31, 1954 – the day that Hurricane Carol roared through Southern New England. You may recognize some familiar spots including the town common and area around State and Thames Street – home to many pubs [...]