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January 1913 Atlantic coast storm

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The storm formed suddenly on the night of January 2–3 and developed into a severe storm with destructive gales and record low pressures on January 3 over eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia. The high winds and low pressures continued over New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. It passed over Maine by
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that affected the eastern coast of the United States on January 3, 1913. It resulted in heavy damage due to the high winds and produced record low pressure readings. The lowest confirmed
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that the storm produced a record low pressure of 968.9 mb (28.61 inHg) and wind speeds of 90 mph (140 km/h) in
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were without communications as the telephone and telegraph lines were down. There were reports of water in the
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Philadelphia recorded its lowest pressure, 970.9 mb (28.67 inHg), for the month of January.
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reading, 955.0 mb (28.20 inHg), for a non-tropical system in the
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Readington Township Historic Preservation Commission (2008).
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Monthly Weather Review: Climatological Data for January 1913
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Monthly Weather Review: Climatological Data for January 1913
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Extratropical cyclone – eastern coast of the United States
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Index

Extratropical cyclone
mph
km/h
mb
inHg
extratropical cyclone
barometric pressure
continental United States (CONUS)
Canton, New York
January 1886 Blizzard
Block Island, Rhode Island
October 2010 North American storm complex
Bigfork, Minnesota
The New York Times
New York City
Washington, D.C.
North River
Battery Park
Manhattan
Newport News
Norfolk, Virginia
James River
tidal wave
Readington Reformed Church
New Jersey



"WIND HITS NEW YORK AT 90 MILES AN HOUR; Freak Storm Is Accompanied by Lowest Barometer Ever Recorded Here"
The New York Times

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