NJ History: The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 Battered NJ on Sept. 14
On September 14 in 1944, an unnamed hurricane dubbed "The Great Atlantic Hurricane" battered 900 miles of the East Coast. The hurricane's total death toll was 390, with most of them being marine casualties due to ship wreckage and sinkings. On land, the death toll was 46 people, with 338 people injured and thousands of buildings destroyed.