September 27, 1985: Hurricane Gloria Slammed North Carolina

By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

September 27, 2012; 6:50PM,EDT

 

 

 

 

Hurricane Gloria slammed into Cape Hatteras, N.C., during the early hours of Sept. 27 as Category 2 storm.Winds associated with Gloria were reported to be sustained at a maximum of 105 mph at the time of landfall.After rapid acceleration, Gloria made a second landfall on the afternoon of the 27th on western Long Island, N.Y., as a Category 1 hurricane. A Category 3 wind gust was reported on the island.Localized flooding, fallen trees and multiple power outages were reported throughout the East Coast states from North Carolina north into New England. After all was said and done, eight people had died and damages from Gloria were reported to be $900 million.Gloria became the strongest recorded hurricane to strike the U.S.'s East Coast so far north.