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Great New England Hurricane of 1938: On Sept. 21, 1938, a category 3 hurricane, moving in excess of 50 m.p.h., swept north across Long Island with 120 m.p.h. winds, claiming 600 lives in New England.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
