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30 Years Ago, Hurricane Bob Hit New England Hard

As New England deals with Fred’s aftermath and prepares for Henri this weekend, we look back at Hurricane Bob, thirty years on. News Center 5 Coverage Watch Chet, Nat, Dick…

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ATLANTIC OCEAN – SEPTEMBER 3: In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Earl moves past the North Carolina coast September 3, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean as seen from space. Earl is now a Category 2 hurricane and is predicted to turn up the coast, reaching Long island, New York and New England in the next 12 to 24 hours. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

As New England deals with Fred's aftermath and prepares for Henri this weekend, we look back at Hurricane Bob, thirty years on.

News Center 5 Coverage

Watch Chet, Nat, Dick Albert, and the rest of the crew from WCVB-TV cover the storm.

The Weather Channel

Bob first made landfall in New England as a hurricane on Block Island in Rhode Island, with 125 mph winds.

Cape 11 News

You probably remember some of the mindblowing Hurricane Bob footage captured on Cape Cod. The Cape Cast revisited those archives a few years back.

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