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Hurricane Betsy was an intense, deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida and the central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965.
Hurricane Betsy, which is reported as one of the deadliest and costliest storms in United States history, began as a tropical disturbance photographed by the TIROS weather satellite on August 23, 1965.
Hurricane Betsy - September 6-13, 1965 On August 27th, reconnaissance aircraft found a tropical depression east of the Leeward Islands. By late in the day the system strengthened into a tropical storm, as it moved west-northwest near 15 mph. On the 28th, the cyclone moved along the length of the Lesser Antilles at nearly 20 mph while continuing
Early on Sept. 10, 1965, Hurricane Betsy came ashore in Louisiana, bringing devastating flooding to New Orleans. Betsy became one of the most expensive storms up to that date, and it’s erratic path leading up to that landfall caused considerable consternation for the public, forecasters and research scientists alike.
Betsy was a large category four hurricane as it made landfall across Southeast Louisiana and moved across Central Louisiana. While the highest winds occurred along and east of the track, hurricane force wind gusts were recorded across South Central and Central Louisiana due to the large size.
On the evening of September 7, Betsy struck south Florida with hurricane-force winds that lasted for twelve hours. Damage there was estimated at $100 million to $150 million, and four people were killed.
On Aug. 27, 1965, Hurricane Betsy formed in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm was erratic and people were not prepared. So when the storm hit, it caused over $1 billion in damage, the first...
On September 9, 1965, the catastrophic storm made landfall in Louisiana, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life, and economic impact that is still remembered and felt today. Hurricane...
Hurricane Betsy hit Louisiana on September 9, 1965. It was the first Atlantic storm to produce over $1 billion in damages, and caused between 70 and 80 deaths. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed the Hurricane Protection Program as a result of the storm’s impact on New Orleans levees.
Betsy Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Louisiana Map Sources: Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey