On Saturday evening, September 21st, CBS 3 Springfield first aired "The New England Hurricane". In the program, experts from around the area contributed to help describe the distinct qualities of that rare hurricane that can make it to New England. Also, a documentation of the last 50 years of New England hurricanes, complete with vintage photo and video footage of each.

Appearing on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Great New England Hurricane of 1938, this program delved into that storm, with actual video of the storm, and numerous first-hand accounts of what the winds did to the area, and the flooding that soon followed.