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The 1960 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active season since 1952. The season officially began on June 15, [ 1 ] and lasted until November 15. [ 2 ] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin .
Pages in category "Hurricanes in Kentucky" ... 0–9. 1960 Texas tropical storm; A. Tropical Storm Alberto (2018) D. Hurricane Debra (1959) H. Hurricane Helene; I ...
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...
With winds reaching 175 mph, this Category 5 hurricane devastated parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. It was the second-most intense hurricane in U.S. history, with ...
Hurricane Ethel was one of two major hurricanes in the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season. The sixth known tropical cyclone, fifth named storm, and fourth hurricane of the season, Ethel developed from a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico on September 14. After becoming a tropical storm, Ethel rapidly intensified and became a hurricane six hours later.
Hurricane Donna will go down in history as one of SWFL's most damaging storms. Donna hit Naples and Fort Myers in September 1960. Historical hurricane photos: Category 4 Donna slammed Naples, Fort ...
Western Kentucky: 58 deaths (including one indirect) Bowling Green, Kentucky: 17 deaths (including one indirect) 94 1969 February 1969 nor'easter: Winter storm Northeastern United States: 93 1918 Malbone Street wreck: Accident – railroad Brooklyn, New York: Some accounts give death toll as 101.
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky.