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The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1966, and lasted until November 30, 1966. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ...
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...
1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ...
1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
The 1966 season was relatively active with twelve named storms, three more than an average normal season. It was also unusually active early in the season, with five named storms forming before the end of July. Notable storms of 1966 include Hurricane Alma, Hurricane Faith, and Hurricane Inez. Hurricane Faith was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that moved steadily westward, strengthening as it did so. ...
Hurricane Inez began as a bundle of clouds, formed in the Atlantic Ocean in October 1966. ...
Hurricane Alma killed 90, most in Honduras, and proceeded to cause $210 million (1966 dollars) in damage, almost all in Cuba. It eventually moved up the coast of western Florida, made landfalll near Tallahassee, crossed over Georgia, and arrived back over water in the Atlantic Ocean. State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd) - Land 137,374 km² - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...
Tallahassee is the capital of Florida, a state of the United States of America. ...
Hurricane Faith was a long-lived storm, maintaining hurricane strength for thirteen days as it travelled the Atlantic. Faith started as a typical Cape Verde-type hurricane in mid-August. After approaching the Lesser Antilles, Faith started turning northward, and eventually its track curved enough to bring it away from North America. Faith continued on as a tropical system, and was declared extratropical only hours before striking the Faroe Islands. The low that was Faith continued over the Scandinavian Peninsula, and was tracked as far as Franz Josef Land. Hurricane Faith was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that moved steadily westward, strengthening as it did so. ...
A Cape Verde-type hurricane is a tropical cyclone that develops near the Cape Verde islands, and becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ...
World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...
The Scandinavian Peninsula is a peninsula located at the northwest corner of Europe and encloses the Baltic Sea. ...
Franz Josef Land (russ. ...
The worst storm of the season was Hurricane Inez. Inez killed an estimated 1000 and caused over $200 million (1966 dollars) in damage. It tracked up the Greater Antilles, into the Bahamas, across the Florida Keys, approached the Yucatan Peninsula, and after three weeks finally made landfall near Tampico. Inez was the first single storm of record to strike the islands of the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico. Hurricane Inez began as a bundle of clouds, formed in the Atlantic Ocean in October 1966. ...
The Greater Antilles are an island group in the Caribbean Sea. ...
Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys is an archipelago or cluster of islands extending from the southeastern Florida peninsula near Miami, running south and then curving west to Key West, and out to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas. ...
The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ...
El Puente Tampico (finished in October 1988) links the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz and is a major element in the Gulf of Mexico highway system. ...
The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...
The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ...
The 1964 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
The 1965 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
The 1967 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
The 1968 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
The 1970 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
1966 Hurricane names
The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1966. - Alma
- Becky
- Celia
- Dorothy
- Ella
- Faith
- Greta
- Hallie
- Inez
- Judith
- Kendra
- Lois
- Marsha (unused)
- Noreen (unused)
- Orpha (unused)
- Patty (unused)
- Rena (unused)
- Sherry (unused)
- Thora (unused)
- Vicky (unused)
- Wilna (unused)
Note: In post-storm analysis, Kendra was found to actually have been a tropical depression, never reaching storm strength during its lifetime. Hurricane Faith was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that moved steadily westward, strengthening as it did so. ...
Hurricane Inez began as a bundle of clouds, formed in the Atlantic Ocean in October 1966. ...
See also Because of their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones are given names. ...
This is a list of notable tropical cyclones, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. ...
External link - Detailed information on all storms from 1966 (ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/storm_archives/atlantic/prelimat/atl1966/)
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