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