Northport Middle School - School Talk

By Meteorologist Rich Hoffman

With the start a new school year, I get the chance to visit numerous schools on Long Island. I got a call from Miss Santoro at Northport Middle School and we were able to set up a time to visit Mr. D' Aquisto's 6th  grade class. The class was researching and learning about Hurricanes.  The students in the class have never seen the impact of a hurricane, and I was able to discuss Long Island's hurricane history.  The last direct hit by a hurricane was Gloria in 1985.  We also discussed the impact of the last tropical storm that hit Long Island, which was Topical Storm Hanna on September 6th 2008.

At the end of class I think I signed about 50 autographs. It's one of the things I love about the job. I think I put a smile on their faces, and, well...they put a smile on my face too.

Have a great School year.

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HURRICANE SECTION-
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

Hurricane Preparedness Week http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml
National Hurricane Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Hurricane Tracker - http://www.hurricanecity.com/
Storm Names -  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
Long Island Hurricanes - http://www.bnl.gov/weather/files/Hurricane/LI_hurricanes.htm
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/

Hurricane Archives:
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/hurrarchive.asp

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/hurtrack/index.html

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastprofile.shtml
1938: The Long Island Express--forward movement was 60 mph. Landfall--Moriches to Westhampton. Winds over 120 mph.
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/1938HURRICANE.html

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/38hurricane/

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/box/hurricane1938.htm
1944: Landfall--the east end
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at194407.asp
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml#great

1954: Hurricane Carol--Landfall--Westhampton
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml#carol
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at195403.asp

1960: Donna--Landfall--around Westhampton
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/carol_track.gif
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/hurricanecarol.html
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at196005.asp

1985: Gloria--Landfall Babylon, Western Suffolk and Eastern Nassau County
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/HURRICANE-GLORIA.html
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at198507.asp

1991: Bob--Eye wall never crossed LI, but winds hit 101mph in Montauk
http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreasters.com/HURRICANEBOB.html
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at199102.asp

Storm Surge Maps - http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/38hurricane/storm_surge_maps.html

Comments

[Nick]

Thanks for the links, Rich!!

That would be Belle in 1976, a category 1 storm. I was a wee lad back then, but I remember my parents preparing for the storm and the family riding it out.

That storm probably got me going when it came to my interest in meteorology!

[Tim]

Hey Rich,

Good Blog on the school & hurricane. But you forgot hurricane of 1976 in your list of hurricane. Maybe you don't remember it because it was at night when it hit Long Island. I do remember that & hurricane Gloria. I'm happy the storms you do have in the hurricane season hit in the daytime but not hurricane of 1976. I think it was Blair. Keep up the good work at News12LI with all the other reports, news desk people & every the traffic people too.