claim: While such a storm does not happen in New England anymore, it happened again there in 1675, with elderly eyewitnesses comparing it to the 1635 storm.
evidence: Readings of 976.0 millibars ( 28.82 inHg ) were recorded in Tallahassee, Florida, and even lower readings of 960.0 millibars ( 28.35 inHg ) were observed in New England.