55 years ago the earliest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. was recorded

LocalSYR ^ | 6/9/21 | LocalSYR

[DallasBiff]

Hurricane season began on June 1st and more often than not it is a month that doesn’t feature too much tropical storm activity, but back in early June 1966 it was a different story.

On June 4th, the first tropical depression of the young season formed near Nicaragua. The tropical depression moved north into the already warm waters of the Western Caribbean and strengthened rapidly into Hurricane Alma as it made landfall on the western tip of Cuba. Typically, when tropical systems make landfall they weaken, but Alma only got stronger as it continued to make its way to the north towards the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and U.S.

[libertylover]

I lived in Palm Bay in 1992 and we had very little wind/rain as well.

Just heard from my daughter and she says the evacuation order was lifted and she went back home to no damage.

Thanks for your prayer.

[Robe]

The “Night of Horrors” September 8, 1900, begins as a 15-foot storm surge rolls across Galveston, Texas, killing over 8,000. Dawn breaks over a grisly scene of bodies in the streets. The Galveston flood is remembered even to this day as the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
The author needs a history lesson

[RedMonqey]

I’ve seen that newsreel. Very eerie.

[RedMonqey]

I’ve seen that newsreel. Very eerie.