hurricane originated tropical disturbance moved central_america gulf_of_mexico tropical depression september tropical storm september hurricane september hurricane peaked maximum sustained winds mph struck central gulf_coast united_states category hurricane september evolved extratropical cyclone september hurricane affect oil gulf_of_mexico tropical cyclone led flooding new_orleans broke drought eastern united_states death toll total damages reached million usd meteorological history tropical disturbance moved northward crossing guatemala eastern pacific ocean northwest caribbean_sea september september tropical cyclone soon emerging caribbean moved yucatán_peninsula tropical depression tropical storm gulf_of_mexico september hurricane september turned sharply east northeast mouth mississippi river september minor hurricane storm continued east northeast landfall florida east pensacola system evolved extratropical cyclone soon passing sunshine state continued moving east northeast near virginia moving slowly shipping lanes canada bermuda blocked high pressure system southeast canada preparations morning september hurricane watches posted upper texas louisiana coasts morning september hurricane warnings effect louisiana florida storm warnings effect louisiana florida approach hurricane led evacuation aircraft florida oklahoma impact gulf_of_mexico hurricane cause significant disruption oil gulf_of_mexico active wells went service drilling came halt days cyclone passage humble company saw quarters chains compromised swung adjacent oil platform causing damage usd cost production greater damage created oil loss life impact oil gulf_of_mexico formed committee called goal use mathematical models historic data better predict hurricane formation path studies went reliable forecast mechanism found united_states louisiana wind blown sand beach spread area highways hurricane total inches rainfall fell golden meadow louisiana louisiana pressure fell inhg hpa hundreds lost homes storm storm surge significant louisiana storm tide reached feet extensive coastal erosion caused cyclone new_orleans louisiana square miles km2 flooded portions cattle drowned region crops citrus sugar cane heavily damaged winds high mph struck coastal mississippi total inches rain fell montgomery alabama tent house destroyed northern florida southern alabama georgia considered drought breaking southwest georgia high winds damaged corn cotton crops lowest pressure reported inches hpa storm tide florida reached feet mean sea level tides damaged piers small craft resulted severe beach erosion tornadoes touched northern florida association damaged destroyed numerous structures jefferson counties caused little damage northeast rains brought helped relieve drought conditions carolinas considered beneficial winds high miles hour recorded gas screw vessel lost high tides caused extratropical cyclone led water feet deep sections norfolk collapsed storm years built severe flooding occurred state coastline including interior bays occurred despite efforts curb storm surge tons tonnes broken rock total damages louisiana florida alabama carolinas virginia million usd
Hurricane Flossy (1956)