I see 5 mistakes..Im sure you can find them also..


this was from the NYS Assembly page!!



Historic New York City Hurricanes and Storms

From the late 1800s, near 1,000 tropical cyclones have occurred within the Atlantic tropical cyclone basin.xxxvi Since the end of the seventeenth century, more than forty documented hurricanes and tropical storms have directly affected New York State.xxxvii Following is a list of New York City hurricanes and tropical storms since the 19th century:

1.

1804 Hurricanes
Two tropical cyclones affected New York State that year, one in September 8, the Carolina Hurricane stroke eastern Long Island. Later, in October 9, the Snow Hurricane produced a pressure reading of 28.87 inches in New York City and caused about 8 inches of snow over western New York State regions. xxxviii
2.

1815 - Great September Gale Hurricane
One of the most powerful tropical cyclones - Category 3 - to have struck Long Island brought considerable damage across the entire New York City area. xxxix
3.

1821 - Long Island Hurricane of September 1821
On September 3 this Category 3 hurricane hit southwestern Long Island, splintering pears along the East River, sinking more than 20 merchant ships, and inundating the Battery. xl
4.

1846 - The Great Havana Hurricane
This Category 5 hurricane was reduced to a Category 1 before hitting New York, causing 82 mph winds.xli
5.

1893 - Savannah-Charleston Hurricane
This Category 2 hurricane destroyed Hog Island and caused heavy rains and tropical storm-force winds over central New York.xlii
6.

1934 - Morro Castle Hurricane
This Category 2 hurricane hit eastern Long Island causing sustained winds and a barometric pressure of 28.56 inches.xliii
7.

1938 - Long Island Express
It was the last major hurricane - Category 3 /4 hurricane - to hit NYC, causing the death of nearly 200 people in Long Island and New England. Large Category 3 storms such as this happen every 70-80 years.xliv
8.

1954 - Hurricane Carol
It was the most destructive hurricane - Category 3 - since 1938, hitting Eastern Long Island and Southern Connecticut, delivering winds of up to 135 mph.xlv
9.

1955 - Hurricanes Connie & Diane
These tropical storms caused severe floods in NYC and Long Island - During hurricane Connie, 12 inches of rain were recorded at LaGuardia Airport. xlvi
10.

1960 - Hurricane Donna
This Category 3 hurricane traveled across NYC and Long Island, producing 11 foot high storm tide in the NY Harbor causing extensive pier damage.xlvii
11.

1971 - Hurricane Doria
This Hurricane reached NYC as a Category 1 with 80 mph winds, forcing the closing of Kennedy Airport. xlviii
12.

1972 - Hurricane Agnes
This tropical storm flooded areas from North Carolina to New York State, causing 122 deaths.xlix
13.

1976 - Hurricane Belle
On August 10, this Category 1 hurricane delivered winds of 105-mph and caused the death of one person in NYC.l
14.

1985 - Hurricane Gloria
This Category 3 hurricane weakened before it hit the coast, but causing gusts of 125 in central and western Long Island and killing tow people in NYC.li
15.

1992 i Nor’easter
This tropical cyclone forced the evacuation of coastal areas, the closure of the FDR Highway and the L Train. Three people were killed.lii
16.

1995 - Hurricane Felix
This tropical storm lingered as a threat to NYC for nearly a week but never hit liii land.
17.

1996 - Hurricane Bertha
This tropical storm caused heavy rain in the NYC region.liv
18.

1999 - Hurricane Floyd
This tropical storm sustained winds of 60 mph, dumping 10-15 inches of rain over the NYC metro region in 24 hours. NYC schools were closed and emergency shelters were opened.lv
19.

2003 - Hurricane Isabel
This tropical storm barely missed New York City, but caused coastal erosion in the Far Rockways.lvi

These are the factual errors that I found:

#12 Doria never reached hurricane status.
#19 Floyd did not have winds to 60MPH in LI/NYC - not even close. I recall watching the data on the internet from the offshore buoys near LI and NJ at the time and the winds out there never reached 30MPH.

I did not count the spelling errors.

Here are the 5 i found

1-there was no hurricane that hit Long Island in 1934,It was a Tropica Storm,or Sub Tropical Storm

2-Hurricane Carol was not a 3 when it hit Long Island

3-Donna was not a 3 when it hit

4-Doria was not a hurricane when it crossed t Long Island.In fact it never reached Hurricane status at any point in time!!

5-it says The 1938 hurricane was the last major hurricane to hit the area,but then goes on to say 2 more hit after 1938..and if you want to get technical it does say the 1938 hurricane hit NYC,which it did not.It made landfall on eastern Long Island.


2 others that were found by others

Gloria did not have gust to 125 on Long Island
Belle did not hav gust to 105 on Long Island