";s:4:"text";s:5058:" Areas affected: Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, East Coast of the United States, Southern Quebec, Atlantic Canada: Part of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season: Hurricane Donna was a Cape Verde-type hurricane. Comments Off on Coast Guard continues response to areas affected by Hurricane Hanna A vessel floats amongst wreckage left behind by Hurricane Hanna near Corpus Christi, Texas, July 27, 2020.
Waterways from the Colorado River Locks to the US-Mexico border are currently being assessed.“Mariners should use extreme caution when transiting through the ports due to aids to navigation outages and floating debris,” said Chief Warrant Officer David Brown, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi aids to navigation officer. Approximately 391 farm buildings were destroyed, an additional 989 suffered extensive impact, and 2,499 others received minor damage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard, along with multiple agencies, is continuing their response operations following the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna near Corpus Christi, Texas.Multiple Coast Guard units and agencies are conducting channel assessments, identifying and correcting aids to navigation outages, and reviewing channel surveys to fully reconstitute all waterways.The Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Response Division Team and Texas General Land Office (TGLO) are conducting surveys using TGLO boats equipped with side-scan sonar and drones to locate submerged vessels. Hurricane Donna, a Cape Verde-type hurricane, was the only system to reach major intensity (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) during the 1960 hurricane season.It was first detected as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa on August 29, 1960.
Flash flood warnings are in effect by the weather service for areas including the cities of McAllen, Mission, Brownsville, San Benito, Donna, Mercedes, Raymondville and Lyford. The system quickly intensified as it moved over the Atlantic, becoming a hurricane on 1 September. While those areas are off-limits to tourists until further notice, Dionisio D'Aguilar, the tourism and aviation minister, is encouraging people to visit parts of the nation that weren't affected by the hurricane. The ninth hurricane and strongest tropical cyclone of the unusually active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, Opal developed from the interaction of a tropical wave and a low-pressure area near the Yucatán Peninsula on September 27. The next day, the watches were upgraded to hurricane warnings from Key West to Key Largo, with hurricane watches raised on the west coast northward to Fort Myers, and gale warnings issued from Key Largo to Vero Beach. Roughly 174 buildings were demolished, 1,029 received major impact, and 4,254 suffered minor damage. It happened in 1960. Waterways from the Colorado River Locks to the U.S.-Mexico border are currently being assessed.“Mariners should use extreme caution when transiting through the ports due to aids to navigation outages and floating debris,” said Chief Warrant Officer David Brown, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi aids to navigation officer.All hazards should be reported to the U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center on VHF Channel 16 or by phone at (361) 939-0450. With at least $350 million in damage in Florida alone, Donna was the costliest hurricane to impact the state, at the time.
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At least 364 people were killed by the hurricane and property damage was estimated at $900 million (1960 USD). Early on September 10, Donna made landfall on the Donna weakened over Florida and was a Category 1 hurricane when it re-emerged into the Atlantic from Continuing to the west-northwest, Donna strengthened further, attaining At noon on September 3, a hurricane watch was issued for the Beginning on September 7, hurricane watches were put in place for the Florida coast from Key West to Melbourne. At least 364 people were killed by the hurricane and property damage was estimated at $900 million (1960 USD).The precursor to Hurricane Donna brought severe weather to the Despite passing only 35 mi (56 km) north of the island, Donna caused only minor damage on While passing to the north of Puerto Rico, Donna produced winds of 38 mph (61 km/h) in San Juan. About 1,188 others were injured.In North Carolina, Donna brought two tornadoes to the state. A total of 50% of grapefruit crop was lost, 10% of the orange and tangerine crops were ruined, and the avocado crop was almost destroyed.
North Caicos reported 20 inches (510 mm) of rainfall in 24 hours.There were 50 people reported dead in the United States, with damages totaling to $3.35 billion.Donna was the only hurricane to affect every state along the East Coast with hurricane-force winds.The U.S. state of Florida received the most damage from Hurricane Donna.