Sixty years ago this weekend, Berks County was under the gun of the remnants of Hurricane Donna, a Category 4 storm eventually blamed for 364 deaths. On August 29, 1960, the storm that would become Hurricane Donna forms near Cape Verde off the African coast. The highest classification in the scale, Category 5, consists of storms with sustained winds of at least 157 mph.See the table to the right for all five categories with wind speeds in various units. Hurricane Elena was a category 3 major hurricane that caused heavy damage along the Gulf Coast of the United States in August and September of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season. Dec 9, 2016 - Explore Helen Berry's board "1960 - Hurricane Donna", followed by 241 people on Pinterest. The legend shows the different categories of hurricanes as follows: Cat 5 (dark red), Cat 4 (red), Cat 3 (orange), Cat 2 (yellow), Cat 1 (green), tropical storm (teal), tropical depression (blue), and lower category (purple). Hurricane Dorian was a Category 1 storm moving northeast, about 30 miles south-southwest of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Hurricane Donna effects in the Florida Keys MM00019340 (4935376184).jpg 5,628 × 4,452; 2 … Description: This map created by FCIT shows the track of hurricane Donna in 1960. Hurricane Donna; Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Donna over the Florida Keys. Florida is known for its sandy beaches and breathtaking views, but it is also known for deadly hurricanes. This category has the following 148 subcategories, out of 148 total. There was a Category 3 hurricane in September, Ethel, which briefly existed in the Gulf of Mexico. Some homes on Long Island were washed away. The copy from the National Weather Service charts below shows that Donna was a typical September hurricane originating far out in the Atlantic, traveling northwestwardly and recurving northward. Days Active – August 29, 1960 – September 14, 1960. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Dorian formed on July 7 after it was classified as a potential tropical cyclone.It strengthened gradually due to less wind shear and warm waters and it reached its peak intensity on July 10. Time since the last category 5 Hurricane Lorenzo on September 29, 2019 Real-time Count As of Today: 1 year, 1 month and 28 days . Many buildings on the smaller Bahama islands were blown away, and the infrastructure badly damaged. Do not stay in areas that are low in the ground. Donna turned westward on September 7 and passed through the southeastern Bahamas. There was considerable damage along the south shore of Long Island and into New England with a storm surge of 5 to 10 feet. Donna, classified as a hurricane made landfall on September 12, 1960. Hurricane Donna. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have one-minute-average maximum sustained winds at 10 m above the surface of at least 74 mph (Category 1). Affected Regions. When I named my daughter Donna after the hurricane that swept up the East Coast in 1960, little did I know that one day she would have to pass through a hurricane of her own that was every bit as devastating as Hurricane Donna. Donna weakened over Florida and was a Category 2 hurricane when it re-emerged into the Atlantic from North Florida. Casualties – approx 300. By early on September 12, the storm made landfall near Topsail Beach, North Carolina as a strong Category 2 hurricane. The system quickly intensified as it moved over the Atlantic, becoming a hurricane on 1 September. After meandering through the Caribbean, Hurricane Donna reached the Florida Keys at Category 4 strength. Wind gusts of up to 130 mph were recorded in Rhode Island and there was significant damage as far north as Maine. 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