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The Hurricane of '38

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In September of 1938, a great storm rose up on the coast of West Africa and began making its way across the Atlantic Ocean. The National Weather Bureau learned about it from merchant ships at sea and predicted it would blow itself out at…

WritersMichael Epstein·Thomas Lennon
ProducersThomas Lennon·Michael Epstein

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DMDavid McCullough
David McCullough
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The Hurricane of '38 hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 5, 1994. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.