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The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season saw the Weather Bureau office in Miami, Florida, be designated as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and assume responsibility of tropical cyclone forecasting in the basin. The season officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30.
Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966.
Hurricane Alma affected the entire state of Florida with strong winds and rainfall. [19] While the hurricane passed east of the Dry Tortugas, a station recorded winds of 125 mph (201 km/h), which were the highest winds on land. The station also recorded a pressure of 970 mbar (29 inHg), which was the lowest pressure recorded on land.
It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...
Hurricane Alma struck Honduras, and the torrential rains that came in its wake killed 73 people in the small town of San Rafael. 30 inches (760 mm) of rain fell on San Rafael over a period of a few hours, causing floods and landslides more than 3 feet (0.91 m) deep. [39] The hurricane then swept across Cuba and the Florida Keys.
A 79-year-old man was charged with first degree murder on Monday for allegedly stabbing a woman more than 120 times nearly six decades ago, authorities said.
The decade featured Hurricane Andrew, which at the time was the costliest hurricane on record, and also Hurricane Mitch, which is considered to be the deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired, killing over 11,000 people in Central America. A total of 15 names were retired in this decade, seven during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Hurricane Helene rainfall could aid in Illinois drought. Albano said that the rain stemming from Helene is much needed in Illinois, as much of the state is in the middle of a dry spell that has ...