 Throughout the United States , Hurricane Carol caused $ 461 million in damage , mostly in New England , making it the costliest Atlantic hurricane at the time . There were 65 deaths in New England , and about 1 @,@ 000 injured people . Despite the high damage , advance warning allowed for many fewer deaths than the total of 488 fatalities during the 1938 New England hurricane , which affected the same area with similar strength . However , some areas did not receive advance warning , due to power outages preventing people from receiving Weather Bureau warnings ahead of the storm . 
