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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Night: Haze before 11pm, then areas of smoke. Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Day: Areas of smoke before 9am, then haze between 9am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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105 at Rio Grande Village, TX
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22 at East Haven, VT
Silver Lake, sometimes Silverlake, is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington, in the southwestern portion of the state. Silver Lake is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Castle Rock along Washington State Route 504, which is also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. The area considered Silverlake is about 6 miles (10 km) east of Interstate 5 (I-5) and is approximately 50 miles (80 km) from Portland, Oregon, to the south and Seattle about 110 miles (180 km) to the north. The closest cities to the subject property are Castle Rock, six miles (10 km) to the west, and Toutle, four miles (6 km) east.
The Silver Lake community takes its name from the lake of the same name, which it lies on the northwest shore of. The Silver Lake community is part of the Toutle Lake School District, a K-12 school district of about 600 students. Silver Lake is about 30 miles (48 km) west of Mount St. Helens and near the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which lies at the end of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. The WDFW has planted grass carp in this lake. The grass carp have lived far longer than expected, and have destroyed much of the beneficial native vegetation. It is now legal to fish for or retain grass carp.
Silverlake also describes the associated marsh. It is home to a nature trail, and the visitor center for the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
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