1965 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | June 11, 1965 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | October 19, 1965 |
| Strongest storm: | Betsy - 941 mbar (27.79 inHg), 155 mph (250 km/h) |
| Total storms: | 6 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 1 |
| Total damage: | $1.45 billion (1965 USD) $8.64 billion (2005 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 76 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
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The 1965 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1965, and lasted until November 30, 1965. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
As a whole the 1965 season was fairly inactive, with only six tropical storms forming. The most notable storm of the season, however, was Hurricane Betsy. Betsy was one of the worst storms on record in the United States, killing 76 and causing $1.42 billion in damage (the first storm ever to reach the US$1 billion mark, equivalent to $8.5 billion in 2005 USD) in south Florida and Louisiana.
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[edit] Storms
[edit] Tropical Storm One
A cutoff upper level low over the Gulf of Mexico helped bring an East Pacific tropical depression northward. The depression formed on June 11, and reached the Gulf on the 12th. The storm moved northeastward, hitting the Florida Panhandle on the 4th as a 50 mph tropical storm. The storm became extratropical over South Carolina, and dissipated on the 18th. The storm caused only minor damage and flooding.
[edit] Hurricane Anna
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A tropical wave moving across the Atlantic became a tropical storm on August 21 in the central Atlantic. Anna moved northeastward and became a hurricane on the 23rd. After reaching a peak of 90 mph Anna weakened due to cool waters and upper level shear, becoming extratropical on the 25th.
[edit] Hurricane Betsy
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- Main article: Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy moved across the Atlantic, executing 2 loops before moving across south Florida and hitting Louisiana on September 9, 1965 as a Category 4 hurricane. The eye passed to the southwest of New Orleans, though the eyewall covered much of southeast Louisiana for an 8 hour period. Betsy caused $10-$12 billion (2005 US dollars) in damage, as well as 76 deaths.
[edit] Hurricane Carol
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Hurricane Carol developed on September 16 in the eastern Atlantic from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa. The tropical depression moved quickly westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 17th. The fast motion impeded development for the next few days, but as it slowed down, it was able to become a hurricane on the 20th. Carol continued northward for the next 3 days, when it stalled west-southwest of the Azores for 5 days, maintaining hurricane force winds throughout. After looping, Carol turned to the northeast, reaching a peak of 100 mph (160 km/h) before weakening. It passed north of the Azores, turned to the southeast, and became extratropical west of Spain on October 1.
[edit] Tropical Storm Debbie
A northwestward-moving tropical disturbance through the Caribbean Sea developed into a tropical depression on September 24 north of Honduras. It crossed over Yucatan two days later. The depression did not organize much until it reached the Gulf of Mexico, where it became a tropical storm on the 28th. Drier and cooler air was around Debbie, causing a minimal tropical storm to pass by Louisiana. It dissipated on the 30th before hitting land, but it brought heavy rain to the Mobile, Alabama area, causing $25 million in damage.
[edit] Hurricane Elena
A very weak circulation caused by a tropical wave moved across the tropical Atlantic. It became a tropical depression on October 12, though it had little, if any, convection near the center. It slowed as it moved to the northwest, becoming a tropical storm on the 14th. Elena continued to organize, and reached hurricane force strength on the 16th while recurving out to sea. The hurricane reached a peak of 80 mph before becoming extratropical over the northern Atlantic on the 19th.
[edit] Other storms
Subtropical Low One persisted during October 17 until the 19th. [1] [2]
[edit] 1965 storm names
The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1965. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.
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[edit] Retirement
- See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricanes
The name Betsy was later retired. The name Carol was also later retired after the modern naming system was instituted; however, it was not because of the 1965 storm but because of Hurricane Carol in 1954.
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