What is 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane?
The '''1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane''' was one of several known [[tropical cyclone]]s that have affected [[New York City]]. The storm was first seen off the coast of the [[Southeastern United States]] on September 1. It had winds near {{convert|135 |mph|abbr=off}}. The hurricane moved onto land near [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]. It then passed near [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. Then it moved through the [[Delmarva Peninsula]] and [[New Jersey]] just inland. On September 3, the storm struck near Jamaica Bay (which later became a part of New York City). On September 4, the hurricane was over [[New England]]. The storm killed 22 people when it struck the Eastern United States. The Swiss Re insurance company notes that a similar storm striking the [[East Coast of the United States]] would do more than $100 billion (and possibly as high as $200 billion) in damage if it struck. That's far more damage than was done when [[Hurricane Sandy (2012)|Hurricane Sandy]] struck New York and New Jersey. Sandy caused between $65 billion and $72 billion in damage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Costliest Hurricanes 1900 to 2017|publisher=The National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] [[Category:1821 in the United States]]