A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State
The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second. Twisters in Connecticut are incredibly rare, but they're often disastrous and sometimes deadly. The Windsor tornado of 1979 destroyed a field of aircraft that had survived World War II. The 1787 Wethersfield tornado ripped off a barn roof in New Britain, traveled on to Newington and finally subsided in Wethersfield after destroying a family farm. Locals remember the 1989 cyclone that ripped through Hamden and cost the state millions of dollars in repairs. Join local author Robert Hubbard as he shares the tales of these natural disasters and those who witnessed them.
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A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State
The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second. Twisters in Connecticut are incredibly rare, but they're often disastrous and sometimes deadly. The Windsor tornado of 1979 destroyed a field of aircraft that had survived World War II. The 1787 Wethersfield tornado ripped off a barn roof in New Britain, traveled on to Newington and finally subsided in Wethersfield after destroying a family farm. Locals remember the 1989 cyclone that ripped through Hamden and cost the state millions of dollars in repairs. Join local author Robert Hubbard as he shares the tales of these natural disasters and those who witnessed them.
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A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State

A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State

by Robert Hubbard
A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State

A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State

by Robert Hubbard

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Overview

The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second. Twisters in Connecticut are incredibly rare, but they're often disastrous and sometimes deadly. The Windsor tornado of 1979 destroyed a field of aircraft that had survived World War II. The 1787 Wethersfield tornado ripped off a barn roof in New Britain, traveled on to Newington and finally subsided in Wethersfield after destroying a family farm. Locals remember the 1989 cyclone that ripped through Hamden and cost the state millions of dollars in repairs. Join local author Robert Hubbard as he shares the tales of these natural disasters and those who witnessed them.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626197893
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 03/02/2015
Series: Disaster
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 8.80(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Robert Hubbard is an associate professor and the director of the Computer Information Systems Program at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. In addition, he teaches courses on publishing, publicity and promotion for the college's MFA in Writing program. He is the author of four other books: Armchair Reader: The Last Survivors"; "Images of America: Middletown"; "Images of America: Glastonbury"; and "Legendary Locals of Middletown."

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Acknowledements 11

Introduction 13

1 The Wethersfield Tornado of 1787 17

2 The Wallingford Tornado of 1878 23

3 The Windsor?Windsor Locks Tornado of 1979 87

4 The Hamden Tornado of 1989 109

Conclusion 129

Bibliography 131

About the Author 139

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