Hurricanes

Information about hurricanes impacting the College of William and Mary are compiled here. This page is a stub and information is incomplete. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is naturally always a good source of information for both the study of the impact of hurricanes as well as direct hurricane impact to its facilities including damage.

Hurricane Hazel, 1954

• The south wall of the old power plant was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954.

Hurricane Isabel, 2004

• Morton Hall
• College Woods

Hurricane Ernesto, 2006

• The Great Blue Heron with Marsh Wren and Turtle sculpture in the Crim Dell went missing in September 2006 after Hurricane Ernesto went through campus and was later found at the bottom of the Crim Dell.

Hurricane Irene, 2011

• Hurricane Irene updates

• Photos
• Flat Hat 8/25/2011
• Flat Hat 9/2/2011
• W&M News & Events 8/30/2011

Hurricane Sandy, 2012

• Activities on Sunday, October 28 canceled.
• Classes on Monday, October 29 canceled. Landfall on 10/29 in New Jersey.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

• Search the Special Collections Database for references to hurricanes.

In the News

• "Hurricane Damage Leads to "Microburst" Research in College Woods", William and Mary News 22 January 2004; accessed 3 March 2008.
• Hurricane Irene Updates, William and Mary News 29 August 2011; accessed 29 August 2011.

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A Note About The Contents Of This Wiki

The information available in this wiki is the best available from known documents and sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. Information in this wiki is not complete as new information continues to be uncovered in Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center and elsewhere. Researchers are strongly encouraged to use the Special Collections search tools for their research as the information contained in this wiki is by no means comprehensive.