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During Hurricane Bob, a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall on August 20, 1991, the highest known flood height at Hyannis Harbor reached approximately 5 feet, 8 inches above sea level. In Massachusetts alone, damage was estimated at $1 billion, and 60% of the residents of Southeastern Massachusetts were left without power. Storm surge in Buzzards Bay was estimated at 10 to 15 feet.
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Barnstable Town, Massachusetts · United States
