New Bedford is preparing the hurricane barrier in anticipation of an above-normal hurricane season predicted by NOAA.

Bob formed in the central Bahamas on Aug. 16, 1991, and quickly intensified, reaching hurricane status by the next evening. Hurricane Bob continued to strengthen over the next 48 hours as it ...

Hurricane Bob made landfall in Rhode Island in August 1991. A category 2 hurricane with winds as high as 125 mph at times, Bob left damage that would be worth nearly $3.5 billion today.

Connecticut residents may remember some of the stronger storms that have hit, or impacted, the state, like Hurricane Bob (1991) or even or Hurricane Carol (1954) – but what were the strongest ...

By the time Bob, which at its peak was a Category 3 hurricane, hit the Cape and Islands in 1991 it wasn’t considered a major hurricane. A Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane ...

Hurricane Bob, in 1991, was the last hurricane to make landfall in Rhode Island, a state that historically averages a hurricane every 20 years, noted Alex DaSilva, lead hurricane forecaster for ...

1991: A couple years later, Hurricane Bob had a much more devastating effect on New Hampshire. In 1991, the storm toppled trees onto homes and cars. Boats along the coast were damaged.

16, 2023. New York City, Long Island and New England have been hit by hurricanes over the years but not officially since Hurricane Bob in 1991. More recently, tropical systems that were not ...

The center of 1991’s Hurricane Bob didn’t directly cross over the state, but the storm still caused six deaths in Connecticut and economic damage. A satellite image shows Bob centered south of ...