The frost-free growing season approaches 200 days along the Connecticut coast. Tropical cyclones have struck southern New England several times, especially across southern Connecticut, coastal Rhode Island, and Cape Cod. The Great New England Hurricane Of 1938 and (Hurricane Carol) in 1954 struck the region and as a result several hundred people were killed. Other tropical cyclones that impacted the region include Hurricane Donna, Hurricane Gloria, Hurricane Bob, Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy.