1938 - A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blowdown and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly thirty feet caused extensive flooding along the coast of Rhode Island. The hurricane killed 600 persons and caused 500 million dollars damage. The hurricane, which lasted twelve days, destroyed 275 million trees. Hardest hit were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Long Island NY. The ""Long Island Express"" produced gargantuan waves with its 150 mph winds, waves which smashed against the New England shore with such force that earthquake-recording machines on the Pacific coast clearly showed the shock of each wave.
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Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sat's High Temperature
105 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Falfurrias ( fal-FURE-ee-əss) is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,609 at the 2020 census, in a county that in the same census was just over 7,000. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mota de Falfurrias. In 1893, the Falfurrias ranch was one of the largest in Texas at some 350,000 acres (140,000 ha).
The biggest industry in Falfurrias is the United States Border Patrol interior checkpoint south of the city on U.S. Route 281. As an indirect consequence, many migrants seeking to bypass the checkpoint by setting off across the arid land die of exposure and dehydration.
Falfurrias and Brooks County were featured in a 2014 Latino USA radio story on illegal immigration in South Texas. The 2021 movie Missing in Brooks County deals with the same topic.
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