What is Hurricane Bob?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Bob | Image location=Bob 1991-08-19 1226Z (alternate).jpg | Type=hurricane | Year=1991 | Basin=Atl | Image name= Hurricane Bob approaching New England | Formed=August 16, 1991 | Dissipated=August 29, 1991 | Extratropical=August 20 | 1-min winds=100 | Pressure=950 | Damages=1500 | Inflated=1 | Fatalities=15 direct, 2 indirect | Areas=[[North Carolina]], [[Mid-Atlantic states]], [[New England]] and [[Atlantic Canada]] | Hurricane season=[[1991 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Bob''' was an [[Atlantic hurricane|Atlantic]] [[tropical cyclone]] during August 1991. It was one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of [[New England]]. The storm began from [[low pressure area|an area of low pressure]] near the [[Bahamas]]. The area steadily became stronger and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Bob later on August 16. It curved to the north-northwest at first. However, after the storm became a hurricane, it turned to the north-northeast on August 17. The track of Hurricane Bob by August 18 and 19 was similar to 1954's [[Hurricane Carol]], another storm that affected [[North Carolina]] and New England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Bob|publisher=NOAA|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1991-prelim/bob/prelim02.gif|accessdate=Feb 1, 2018}}</ref> Bob brushed eastern North Carolina on August 18 and early on the 19th. The storm moved up the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid Atlantic]] on August 19; it passed just east of [[Long Island]]. The storm then crossed Block Island, [[Rhode Island]], and later hit near [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] that afternoon. While Bob affected Rhode Island, the strong winds moved westward into [[Connecticut]]. In that state, winds peaked near 75 mph. The most damage happened in [[Massachusetts]]. Total damage there was $1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Season is Over|publisher=Google|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OM4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sOIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2436,8339439&dq=hurricane+season&hl=en|accessdate=Feb