Hurricane Cleo

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Hurricane Cleo was an intense hurricane that happened in late August-early September 1964. The highest winds speeds were measured at 140 miles per hour on 23 August. [1] The storm went across Guadeloupe and Hispaniola , killing 214. It later struck from southeastern Florida to Virginia . [2] Overall damage was just over $198 million in 1964 USD.

Due to high death count and severe damage, the name Cleo was retired in the spring of 1965. [3]

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  1. Gordon E. Dunn & Staff. "The Hurricane Season of 1964" (PDF) . U.S. Weather Bureau. p. 179 . Retrieved 15 February 2014 .
  2. Gordon E. Dunn & Staff. "The Hurricane Season of 1964" (PDF) . U.S. Weather Bureau . Retrieved 15 February 2014 .
  3. Hurricanes: Background, History and Bibliography , ed. Paul V. Kislow (New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2008), p. 28