The 1938 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1938 and ended on November 30, 1938. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1938 season was fairly inactive save for one event. The Great New England Hurricane (nicknamed the 'Long Island Express'), which reached Category 5 strength out in the Atlantic, slammed into Long Island, New York as a massive extratropical cyclone with sustained winds topping 115 mph. The storm surge swamped a large part of the island. Whole neighborhoods ceased to exist. New York City was paralyzed by the flooding rains dumped on it by the storm. New inlets were cut into the barrier islands just offshore. One, Shinnecock Inlet, is half a mile long. 600 people died. It remains one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the US. As for the rest of the season; a Category 2 hit Mexico and a Category 1 hit north Texas. Category 5 can refer to either: Category 5 cable used for carrying data Category 5 computer virus as classified by Symantec Corporation for the most severe threat level. ... Image of Long Island taken by NASA. Long Island, New York, is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, extending from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Extratropical is a term used in advisories and tropical summaries to indicate that a cyclone has lost its tropical characteristics. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1936 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1937 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Monthly Weather Review