Hurricane Gloria was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant damage along the East Coast of the United States and in Atlantic Canada during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season.

Upon making landfall on the Outer Banks, Gloria was a fast-moving hurricane that struck at low tide, reducing storm surges to a maximum of 6 feet in North Carolina.

Sep 16, 2022 · Dubbed the “Storm of the Century,” Hurricane Gloria was the worst hurricane to hit Connecticut since 1938. After the storm, the World Meteorological Organization, who creates a …

Sep 29, 2023 · On Sept. 27, 1985, Hurricane Gloria, after winding its way up the East Coast, slammed in to the metropolitan New York area, with Long Island bearing the brunt of a storm that whirled winds …

On the 22nd, Gloria finally became a hurricane to the north of the Leeward Islands. Development continued at a faster rate, and Gloria became a category four hurricane as it moved northwestward …

Sep 27, 2025 · Forty years ago Saturday, Hurricane Gloria roared into Connecticut with 85 mph winds, causing hundreds of thousands of power outages. The storm made landfall near Westport as a …

Gloria, which would eventually brush the Outer Banks of North Carolina with its strong winds, rapidly moved up the Eastern Seaboard, and came ashore again across Long Island and New England, …

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Summary of hurricane warnings for Hurricane Gloria, detailing advisories from September 1985. Map detailing the wind field impact of Hurricane Gloria on Long Island and southern Connecticut.

Sep 27, 2025 · Gloria made landfall from Westport along Long Island Sound, then traveled near Hartford. It exited into Massachusetts. It was a category 1 storm when it hit the state.