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Hurricane Frederic, known in Latin America as Federico, [1] was an intense and damaging tropical cyclone that carved a path of destruction from the Lesser Antilles to Quebec, in particular devastating areas of the United States Gulf Coast.
The hurricane causes five casualties in the state. [13] September 12, 1979- Hurricane Frederic makes landfall near the Alabama/Mississippi border, having produced tropical storm force winds in the Dry Tortugas a few days before. The hurricane drops rainfall throughout the state and kills one person off Pensacola when a person is swept from ...
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1979. [1] Although 26 tropical systems were observed, [ 2 ] only 16 reached the level of tropical or subtropical depression, and nine of them reached tropical storm intensity, [ 3 ] which is slightly below the 1950-2000 average of 9.6 named storms per season. [ 4 ]
September 9–14, 1979: Hurricane Frederic was the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall in Alabama. 130 mph was its wind speeds and 943 millibars was its pressure when it made landfall in Dauphin Island. Frederic's wind gusts also made history, at 145 mph (later tied by Hurricane Ivan). It had the largest eye ever recorded as well ...
Below, Bored Panda has compiled a selection of photos and videos capturing the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast. #1 Two Forgotten Dogs Get Rescued From Their Kennels Who ...
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1950 to 1974. 85 Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of Florida from 1950 to 1964. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in about $7.04 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricanes Donna and Dora.
A final photo has emerged of North Carolina grandparents on the roof of their home, surrounded by floodwaters, minutes before they drowned due to Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner’s family ...
After Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker found herself with about 200 family photos that didn't belong to her. Now, she's hoping to reunite them with the people they belong to.