Hurricane Bob was one of the costliest tropical cyclones in New England history. The second named storm and first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Bob developed from an area of low pressure near The Bahamas on August 16. The depression steadily intensified, and became Tropical Storm Bob late on August 16. Bob curved north-northwestward as a tropical storm, but re-curved to the north-northeast after becoming a hurricane on August 17. As such, it brushed the Outer Banks of North Carolina on August 18 and August 19, and subsequently intensified into a major hurricane. After peaking in intensity with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h), Bob weakened slightly as it approached the coast of New England. Category 3 hurricane: peak winds of 115 mph (100 knots), lowest pressure 950 mb. August 16 – August 29, 1991. Landfalls: August 19 at 105 mph, 41.2°N 71.6°W; August 19 at 100 mph, 41.4°N 71.4°W; August 20 at 70 mph, 44.1°N 69.1°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 8.0. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL031991 (public domain).