English subtitles for clip: File:Hurricane Connie 1955.ogv

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The first major hurricane of the year
rips into the coast of the Carolinas,

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packing winds of more than 100 miles an hour.
Sweeping everything before it,

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the Big Blow named Connie makes matchwood
of beach homes and drives thousands

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to the interior for shelter.
Cars are almost submerged in the rising tides,

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as the twister levels everything in its path.

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Crop damage may run into the millions!

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Capricious Connie suddenly
veers North and West, heading into

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the metropolitan areas of big seaboard cities.

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New York is sideswiped
with gales reaching 60 miles an hour,

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accompanied by a downpour
that submerges residential areas

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with nine inches
in little more than 24 hours.

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Suburban areas are virtually paralyzed
by flooding, storm sewers, and high tides.

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As the downpour continues,
thousands of homes are flooded

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and left without power.

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And as the raging waters race
through the streets, they leave

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the inevitable quagmire of mud.

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In her reign of terror,
Connie carves her tragic niche

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with a total of 43 dead
and damage estimated at 15 millions!