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18 Aug 1991
North Carolina, US, was hit by hurricane Bob.
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12 Sep 1988
An extreme category 5 hurricane called Gilbert hit Jamaica, with the eye of the storm being 15 miles wide.
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27 Sep 1985
Hurricane Gloria finally dissipated after ripping through North Eastern US since September 16.
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12 Oct 1979
The world's strongest storm ever was recorded.
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12 May 1978
The US Commerce Department decided that hurricane names would no longer be only female.
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26 Sep 1959
Typhoon Vera struck Japan with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour.
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18 Oct 1954
Hurricane Hazel hit the American East Coast and became the worst to hit North America.
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31 Aug 1954
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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7 Sep 1944
The Great Atlantic hurricane formed and wreaked havoc for a whole week.
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27 Aug 1881
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
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6 Sep 1776
The Pointe-à-Pitre hurricane hit Guadeloupe killing 6,000 people.
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31 Aug 1772
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
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24 Aug 1635
The Great Colonial Hurricane hit the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown Settlement in New England, USA.
