Hurricane - Sunday, November 26, 1950
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On Sunday, November 26, 1950, a hurricane with winds of 70 m.p.h. hit southern Connecticut. In an article published on the front page of the November 30th edition of The Hamden Chronicle, Fire Marshal Albert Purce opined that this hurricane "was far more destructive than the fabled 1938 hurricane."
Some weather historians might take issue with that assertion, but the photographs published in that edition of the Chronicle do convey the magnitude of destruction that affected some Hamden areas.
The practice of naming hurricanes began in 1954, the year Hurricane Carol hit southern Connectricut. The last significant hurricane to hit Hamden was Hurricane Gloria in 1985.
All of the photos below may be enlarged by clicking on them.
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| All photos on this page © 1950 - The Hamden Chronicle |
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| The Burkleman home at 2804 Whitney Avenue in Mt. Carmel. If this house looks familiar to older Mt. Carmelites, it's because it was torn down about 30 years ago when the Whitney Convalescent Home was expanded to a brand new facility. |
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| These five drying shacks were destroyed at the Connecticut Brick Co. on State Street. |
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| A flat roof was torn from atop Marie's Beauty Shop at 2341 Whitney Avenue. |
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| Another house, across Whitney Avenue from Marie's Beauty Shop, also lost its roof. |
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| The Jensen home in West Woods burnt down when downed power lines caused a short circuit. |
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| On State Street, this small shack was uprooted and blown 30 feet. |
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