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Hurricane Helene was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1958 Atlantic hurricane season. The eighth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the year, Helene was formed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles. Moving steadily westward, the storm slowly intensified, attaining hurricane strength on September 26.
Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a deadly and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
The 1958 Atlantic hurricane season included every tropical cyclone either affecting or threatening land. There were ten named storms as well as one pre-season tropical storm . Seven of the storms became hurricanes, including five that were major hurricanes, or the equivalent of a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale .
The name Helene has been used for nine tropical cyclones worldwide: seven in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the Western Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic: Hurricane Helene (1958) – a powerful storm that grazed Cape Hatteras causing $11 million in damage.
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Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.
September 29, 1958: Hurricane Helene became extratropical before striking Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as a Category 1 hurricane. Although not very damaging in Canada, Helene did destroy a 50-metre (160-foot) wharf carrying many lobster traps out to sea.
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