I know hurricanes start going north, but i have never heard of one hitting New York City. It has probably happened, but im just checking to make sure.
2006-09-09 18:43:38 · 16 answers · asked by dsfsdg d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
so there wont be a level 3 or 4 hurricane in NY then. well global warming permitting
2006-09-09 18:51:09 · update #1
Yes, a hurricane CAN hit NY and it CAN be more than a category 1 or 2...Check out this website for more information:
http://www.whatifweather.com/index.html
(click on launch site and then click on the dot that is over NYC on the map and enjoy)
2006-09-13 11:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because hurricanes only form in the warm, tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The waters around New York are too cold to support a hurricane. It would probably get as far as North Carolina before disentegrating.
Hope that helps.
2006-09-09 18:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kurt 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Check out the hurricane that hit Rhode Island in I think 1938. It was devastating and very unexpected. The idea was that hurricanes didn't get that far north. If it can hit Rhode Island then it can hit NYC.
2006-09-09 19:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by gtoacp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, hurricanes have and can strike New York. The last big one was in 1938. See the website below.
2006-09-09 18:51:05 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but any hurricane that hits New York will be a Cat. 1.
2006-09-13 10:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Michael R 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It sure can. I remember hurricane Agnes hitting western NY in the early 70's.
2006-09-09 18:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by DaLady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course they do. here's one that hit in 1985
http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricanegloria.htm
and not just hurricanes, we have nor'easters. like the one that hit in december 11, 1992 that caused the east river to swell up 20 feet (no thanks to a full moon), and flood the lower east side, the entire nyc subway system, nj path subway system, tunnels, parts of brooklyn, etc. it took 10 days to drain the subway, and bring everything back up.
and not just hurricanes and nor'easters. just regular rain.
in august 16, 1999, a freak 2 hour storm dumped 4 inches on the city flooding the subway and cripping the city.
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserver/objecthandlers/index.cfm?id=3373&method=full
2006-09-09 18:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but usually Hurricanes stay more to the south.
2006-09-09 18:50:12 · answer #8 · answered by Cammi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure it can, and has. Over a thousand died in one in the 50's. Also a large part of N.Y. city is below sealevel. If the flood control structures were to fail there would be devastating flooding.
2006-09-10 04:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-09 18:49:50 · answer #10 · answered by whatthe? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋