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[3] [21] A storm was named Candy for the first time in 1968. Also, the name Edna was used this season after a 14 year retirement from the naming list on account of Hurricane Edna in 1954; the name was later permanently retired, as the 1954 hurricane was still an active subject of research. [22] [23]
Due to the severity of the hurricane, the name Edna was removed from the tropical storm naming list for 10 years. [34] The name was reused in the 1968 season, but was permanently retired in the spring of 1969, as the 1954 hurricane was still an active subject of research. [35]
At the 1969 Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, the naming lists were revised after it was decided that the names Carol, Edna, Hazel, and Inez would be permanently retired because of their importance to the research community. [2] [7] It was also decided that the name of any significant hurricane in the future would be permanently retired.
The worst hurricane in Massachusetts history was a Category 3 storm. Hurricane Milton is expected to be Category 4. The worst hurricanes in Massachusetts history were Category 3 storms.
Hurricane Edna (1954) – a deadly and destructive Category 3 hurricane that impacted the Eastern Coast of the United States; Tropical Storm Edna (1968) – churned over the Central Atlantic; Due to the 1954 hurricane's severity, the U.S. Weather Bureau removed the name Edna from the tropical system naming lists for 10 years.
On Aug. 31, Hurricane Carol hit the eastern tip of Long Island as a Category 3 hurricane. Less than two weeks later, on Sept. 11, Hurricane Edna hit Massachusetts as a Category 2 storm.
Tropical Storm Candy produced minor impact in the state of Texas during the 1968 Atlantic hurricane season. The third tropical cyclone of the annual season, it developed from a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 22. Gradual strengthening occurred, with the depression becoming Tropical Storm Candy on the following day.
Hurricane season, in the Atlantic, goes from June 1 through Nov. 30, with the peak of the season taking place between August and October. ... 1968: Edna 1969: Camille 1970: Celia