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Hurricane Debbie was a moderate tropical cyclone which had significant impacts in Ireland as an extratropical cyclone. The fourth named storm of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season , Debbie originated from a well-defined tropical disturbance that was first identified in late August over Central Africa.
The following day, Debbie intensified and reached its peak intensity as a strong Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (140 km/h). The hurricane gradually slowed its forward motion and weakened. [3] By September 13, Debbie's motion became influenced by the westerlies, causing the system to accelerate east-northeastward. [29]
4 October – 1961 Irish general election: The Fianna Fáil party under Seán Lemass retained most seats and formed a minority government when members of the 17th Dáil assembled on 11 October. 25 October – St. John's Church in Sligo was reconstituted as the Cathedral Church for the Church of Ireland dioceses of Elphin and Ardagh, under the ...
TAMPA, Fla. — It's not uncommon to find trash and debris from the storm surge of hurricanes and tropical storms, but one Tampa Bay woman made a historic discovery after Hurricane Debby blew ...
A boat washed up while Hurricane Debby made landfall on the Gulf Coast in Suwannee, Florida, on August 5, 2024. A U-Haul rental center is flooded after the passage of Tropical Storm Debby in ...
October 29, 1961 – The interaction between Hurricane Hattie and a ridge to its north produced squally winds of around 30 mph (50 km/h) across Florida. [25] August 26, 1962– A tropical depression which later becomes Hurricane Alma brushes the southeastern portion of the state, dropping 3.6 inches (91 mm) of rain at Fort Drum. [12] [14]
Tropical Storm Debby, induced by warmed oceans, brought foot of rain to southeast Georgia & Statesboro, creating disaster that breached dams. Debby is a billion-dollar catastrophe with dams failed ...
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.