hurricane hurricane extremely destructive tropical cyclone primarily impacted areas june named storm hurricane annual hurricane season formed june tropical wave moved developing quickly recorded tropical depression status situated favorable conditions tropical development quickly strengthened reaching hurricane status hours classified tropical cyclone moving generally northwards continued strengthen approached united_states gulf_coast june hurricane reached peak sustained winds mph making major hurricane time minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg hurricane landfall intensity mouth cameron louisiana later day causing unprecedented destruction region inland rapidly weakened turned extratropical louisiana june fully dissipating june prior making landfall severely disrupted offshore drilling operations gulf_of_mexico damages offshore oil facilities estimated million caused destruction near border texas louisiana landfall hurricane strong winds resulted widespread property damage power outages resulted strong winds typical tropical cyclones destruction coast result hurricane strong storm surge rapid deepening prior landfall hurricane storm surge reported peaked high helping coastal areas damage surge extended inland rough seas killed people offshore boat inland louisiana storm spawned tornadoes causing additional damage hurricane dropped heavy rainfall peaking near louisiana louisiana texas impacted damages totaled million moving inland transitioning extratropical cyclone caused additional damage interior united_states storm produced tornadoes mississippi alabama causing losses killing people moved northeast moisture associated extratropical remnants weather producing record rainfall peaked paris illinois resultant flooding resulted fatalities united_states storm brought strong winds causing additional damage north canada people killed ontario quebec strong winds torrential rainfall disrupted transportation services quebec people killed montreal area making deadliest hurricane strike canadian province recorded history storm considered worst storm strike quebec years united_states killed people majority cameron parish louisiana final death total known damage totaled million country time fifth hurricane recorded later retired usage atlantic hurricane meteorological history june ill defined tropical wave moved caribbean_sea yucatán_peninsula system difficult trace report june mexico confirmed presence low pressure area later evening shrimp boat reported sustained winds mph barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg disturbance developed large trough extended low gulf_of_mexico systems resulting intensification situated area high sea surface temperatures approximately region favorable upper level divergence tropical disturbance rapidly deepened overnight system declared tropical depression early june stationary southern gulf_of_mexico aircraft reconnaissance mission storm june revealed system intensified hurricane reporting winds mph time located approximately southeast texas attaining hurricane status began slowly northward response upper levels atmosphere continued reconnaissance missions storm revealed developed structure indicating system increasingly powerful observation close storm center point landfall tanker encountered hurricane western eyewall utc june time pressure mbar hpa inhg measured according hurricane database attained winds mph shortly passing tanker making category modern day saffir simpson hurricane scale utc june eye landfall mouth cameron louisiana adjustments strength hurricane winds previously thought approximately mph later research showed maximum sustained winds reached mph maintaining eye inland dramatically weakened transitioned extratropical cyclone turned northeastward louisiana reached tennessee hpa inhg low point system interacted wave extending polar near chicago illinois subsequently intensified curving northward later northwestward extratropical low system attained pressure hpa inhg moved near rapid deepening extratropical cyclone stated similar hurricane point system producing hurricane force winds new_york reporting gusts mph june system cyclone eventually absorbed circulation southern quebec preparations impact aftermath soon retired hurricane use left million usd damage fatalities eastern texas western louisiana ranked sixth deadliest hurricane hit united_states mainland accurate record keeping began future hurricane caused fatalities united_states katrina gulf_of_mexico mobile drilling rig sank suffering damage pulled loose running aground damage offshore oil facilities totaled million dollars texas louisiana shortly classified tropical cyclone united_states weather_bureau advised ships path storm exercise caution small craft remain port june addition weather_bureau requested texas louisiana issue hurricane watches coasts requested watches later succeeded hurricane warning entire louisiana coast later day warning later extended westward include areas texas coast south texas northwest storm warnings issued upper texas coast north galveston texas southeast storm warnings issued coastal areas western border mississippi pensacola florida warnings remained posted landfall small craft warnings issued day coastal areas texas pensacola florida residents exposed low lying areas urged evacuate potential high damaging storm surge evacuation procedures texas began june starting residents area power lines act emergency supply event mass evacuation louisiana schools set emergency shelters residents urged evacuate island isolated mainland hurricane year prior residents later evacuated island cities southern louisiana residents remained island storm civil defense groups state placed key personnel area hour duty texas making landfall near border texas louisiana areas eastern texas saw relatively damage associated port arthur texas winds mph barometric pressure fell mbar hpa inhg strong winds blew communication lines uprooted trees storm surge heights exceeded coastal areas north galveston south texas storm tides peaked normal washing portions section texas later closed sections highway washed high water inland rainfall peaked setting daily rainfall record overall caused million damages deaths texas united_states moving inland spawned tornadoes killed people injured mississippi alabama causing usd damage midwest flow moisture weather north creating large storm associated rainfall inches inches extending central missouri east northeast central illinois central indiana inches rain fell paris illinois led monthly precipitation record june inches year record total inches flooded entire town storm dropped huge amounts rain caused significant flooding leaving fatalities pennsylvania storm produced mph sustained winds winds mph reported new_york canada winds mph reported fatalities extratropical cyclone brought hurricane force winds far east vermont gust miles hour measured state countless power lines downed maine rough seas stirred storm forced grounded canada remnants entered ontario tropical storm force winds crossing heavy rainfall province washed roads rail lines people trapped days dangerous river currents downed trees blocking roads boy drowned died storm people died ontario traffic accidents neighboring quebec remnants considered worst storm years houses damaged floods montreal district lost power days montreal deaths traffic accidents deadliest tropical cyclone quebec record
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