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88 HURRICANES: THEIR NATURE AND IMPACf ON SOCIETY
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Figure 3.15 Relative size comparison of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the New
Engl<strong>and</strong> Hurricane of 1938, Hurricane Camille (1969), Typhoon Tracy (1974), Typhoon
Tip (1979), Hurricane Gilbert, <strong>and</strong> Hurricane Andrew (1992). The approximate area
with tropical storm shading is shown in light gray; the hurricane wind region is in black.
The eye is shown by the white dot (adapted from Chip Guard (1997, personal
communication) <strong>and</strong> McAdie <strong>and</strong> Rappaport (1991)). The storms are classified in this
figure as midgets, normal to large, <strong>and</strong> giant. The information for the 1938 New
Engl<strong>and</strong> hurricane was provided by E. Boose, 1997 (personal communication) using
data from Boose, Foster <strong>and</strong> Fluet (1994). For the New Engl<strong>and</strong> Hurricane of 1938, the
dashed line on the right side indicates that sustained tropical storm strength winds
extended beyond this distance. The information used to define the wind field for
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 was obtained from Powell <strong>and</strong> Houston (1996). Note that in
the larger storms the area of hurricane winds is more uncertain, <strong>and</strong> thus is conservatively
underestimated in this figure