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Typhoon Cobra, also known as the Typhoon of 1944 or Halsey's Typhoon (named after Admiral William Halsey Jr.), was the United States Navy designation for a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944, during World War II. The storm sank three destroyers, killed 790 sailors, damaged 9 other warships ...
The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season featured the first instance of upper-tropospheric observations from radiosonde – a telemetry device used to record weather data in the atmosphere – being incorporated into tropical cyclone track forecasting for a fully developed hurricane. The season officially began on June 15, 1944, and ended on November ...
The 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane was a destructive and powerful tropical cyclone that swept across a large portion of the United States East Coast in September 1944. New England was most affected, though so were the Outer Banks , Mid-Atlantic states , and the Canadian Maritimes .
1944 Pacific typhoon season; 1944 South Dakota–Minnesota tornado outbreak; A. ... 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane; J. 1944 Jamaica hurricane; N. No. 1409 Flight RAF; S.
Hurricane-wise the 1940s were among the state's busiest decades: 11 hurricanes struck from 1944–50, six of them major, including five Category 4 hurricanes in South Florida. Storms catalyzed development: impacts radiated societally, broaching complex political and socioeconomic topics, and lead to epochal changes such as flood control and ...
September 10, 1944 – A tropical storm hits southeastern Louisiana, with the eastern portion of its circulation causing slight crop damage and gale-force winds across the western Florida Panhandle. [60] October 19, 1944 – The final hurricane of the season strikes near Sarasota with winds of 105 mph (170 km/h). Its winds severely damage the ...
Pages in category "1944 natural disasters" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... 1944 Pacific typhoon season; H. Holmfirth floods; T.
1944 Florida elections (4 P) S. 1944 in sports in Florida (6 P) Pages in category "1944 in Florida" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.