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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
612 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
..ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY
IN 1960, DEVASTATING CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE DONNA WENT ON
A FURIOUS JAUNT THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 140 MPH. WHILE CROSSING THE
ATLANTIC, SHE BRIEFLY REACHED CATEGORY 5 STATUS WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 160 MPH. DURING A 13 DAY SPAN
FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST TO THE 13TH, SHE BECAME THE ONLY
HURRICANE ON RECORD TO STRIKE FLORIDA, THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST, AND NEW ENGLAND. SHE ALSO SET A RECORD FOR MAJOR
HURRICANE STATUS BY MAINTAINING A CATEGORY 3 RATING OR
GREATER FOR 9 DAYS. MOST AREAS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST TO LONG ISLAND WERE BATTERED BY SUSTAINED 111 TO
130 MPH WINDS, A CATEGORY 3 RATING. IN THE UNITED STATES
DONNA CAUSED $387 MILLION DAMAGE, KILLED 50 PEOPLE, AND
INJURED AROUND 1,800. ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION, THE
DAMAGE COST EQUATES TO ABOUT $3.37 BILLION DOLLARS TODAY.
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