hurricane hurricane second deadliest second hurricane atlantic hurricane season surpassed hurricane affected areas week twelfth named storm fourth hurricane second major hurricane atlantic hurricane season storm developed tropical disturbance open atlantic september continued westward affecting lesser antilles tropical storm entered caribbean moved west storm dissipated affected wind shear south cuba vertical wind shear weakened turned northwest strengthened category strength october western cuba later day entered gulf_of_mexico hurricane rapidly strengthened october reaching category strength afternoon weakened rapidly hit louisiana category hurricane october moved inland dissipated october caused extensive damage caribbean particularly crops poorly built homes mudslides common mountainous islands particularly haiti jamaica united_states storm cut production oil gulf_of_mexico caused severe damage parts louisiana responsible severe damage barrier islands marshes southern portion state total damage amounted million usd storm killed people existence meteorological history tropical wave moved west coast africa september low level center circulation developed tropical disturbance spawned tropical wave midway african coast caribbean september day system gained sufficient organization tropical depression depression moved westward excess mph reached tropical storm strength tropical storm passed windward_islands cyclone continued intensify moved west caribbean_sea reaching peak strength mph morning september immediately followed abrupt weakening storm maximum sustained winds dropped mph later day sudden weakening attributed strong southerly vertical shear system degenerated open tropical wave morning remained state nearly days near jamaica evening september gradually turned west northwest strengthening system hurricane september passing storm continued course continuing intensify landfall twice day near category hurricane emerged gulf_of_mexico later day having lost little strength overland passage system turned northwest sped major hurricane october miles south southeast new_orleans intensification continued aided warm sea surface temperatures gulf_of_mexico good outflow system reached peak strength category intensity winds mph afternoon strength maintained long storm began quickly weaken early morning hours october rapid weakening continued hurricane final landfall near louisiana combination vertical wind shear cool waters offshore louisiana slowly dry air southwest quadrant time landfall maximum sustained winds dropped mph weakening accompanied collapse inner eyewall landfall system continued inland curving north northeast dissipated absorbed extratropical low near arkansas tennessee border october preparations tropical storm watches issued parts lesser antilles september upgraded warnings afternoon advisories dropped late september storm passed week islands hispaniola jamaica cuba yucatán_peninsula advisories kind different times hurricane tropical storm watches issued gulf_coast october upgraded warnings morning discontinued storm moved past following day cyclone affected islands weak tropical storm preparations minimal people evacuated homes advance storm islands jamaica schools universities closed advance storm public shelters opened island preparations extensive cuba military officials bay cuba prepared possibility evacuating prisoners total cuban citizens mainly western portions island evacuated homes prior storm significant action taken gulf_coast threat storm posed predicted come ashore category strength urgent half million people evacuated homes texas louisiana including parish total people evacuated louisiana volunteers staffed red_cross shelters louisiana texas mississippi alabama people stayed shelters red_cross sent meals area total prison inmates texas evacuated safer inland locations launch delayed days threatened storm time launch florida delayed weather houston stores warning area busy advance storm louisiana hardware stores ran stock businesses louisiana reported similar shortages collegiate activities affected storm canceled days classes texas students evacuated school college station location canceled athletic events advance storm impact hurricane second deadliest second devastating hurricane atlantic hurricane season killed people damaged billion worth property total people died killed united_states severe damage crops livestock occurred lesser antilles damage buildings infrastructure reported caribbean nations united_states lesser antilles affected islands tropical storm winds area generally hurricane force gusts exceeded mph rainfall inches caused deadly mudslides winds combined poor construction tore roofs numerous homes businesses majority damage dealt primarily banana crop lost percent banana crop hundreds homes damaged strong winds near total loss electricity water telephone services occurred utility systems heavily damaged people killed island total damage estimated million usd million usd homes damaged barbados nearly trees downed high gusts similar significant damage nation banana crop extensive loss electricity telephone service occurred damage totaled nearly usd usd experienced moderate damage total homes roofs damaged completely destroyed island roof damaged landslides reported mild damage infrastructure particularly parish bridges damaged destroyed seven utility poles water main entire island power point quickly restored southern island damage poles significant heavily damaged especially compared islands area homes schools damaged roof lost majority damage dealt agricultural industry damage islands totaled million usd million usd haiti passed offshore haiti dissipating tropical storm storm major impact extremely heavy rainfall excess inches near settlement camp haiti caused overflow buildings town people died mudslides rains triggered drowned flooding camp floods seriously damaged crops infrastructure homes damaged destroyed effected dramatically towns villages submerged rivers exceeding discharge jamaica affected jamaica strengthening tropical storm wind gusts excess mph rainfall feet resulted damage homes crops utility systems extremely heavy rainfall inundated island recorded rainfall inches measured led prolific flooding triggered mudslides island killed people floods island sugar cane crop island principal exports resultant flooding caused widespread problems infrastructure island island hospitals flood damage dealt structural damage strong winds flooding caused sewage sources overflow intake sources water supply leading fear disease cuba landfall category hurricane twice cuba october wind gusts mph rainfall amounts reaching inches places caused damage homes businesses crops person killed damage buildings infrastructure significant severely affected provinces total homes damaged lost roofs province affected severely homes damaged losing roofs provinces including suffered similar damage electricity outages towns lasted weeks parts western provinces led loss running water pumps deliveries fresh water remote villages tobacco rice crops badly depleted difficult differentiate damage caused struck region week earlier louisiana landfall morning october near weakening category hurricane wind gusts reaching mph coupled inches rainfall storm surge feet caused million usd billion usd damage louisiana total people lost power oil offshore shut week crops badly affected particularly sugar cane damage totaled nearly million usd million usd direct deaths reported early warnings compact nature storm major loss life parish point landfall hardest hit wind gusts excess mph storm surge feet dealt major damage nearly homes worst storm surge flooding occurred destroying buildings owned helicopter company person died storm hospitalized carbon poisoning hard hit recording wind gusts exceeding mph tornadoes touched parish thousands homes damaged suffering severe damage power parish knocked people injured killed storm schools parish sustained million usd million usd damage mississippi outer rainbands dumped large amounts rain brought tropical storm force wind gusts mississippi mississippi recorded wind gusts mph received inches rainfall minor power outages occurred mainly southern mississippi combined flooding roads buildings caused million usd million usd damage deaths occurred mississippi areas united_states hurricane remnants brought heavy rainfall peaking inches arkansas southeast dissipating near arkansas tennessee border major damage reported caused million damage united_states aftermath president bush declared louisiana federal disaster area storm making eligible assistance set locations apply mississippi louisiana applications began pouring time deadline million aid granted louisiana total million money form low interest loans actual grants power workers different states went worst hit areas help restore power seven states sent tree help clear debris power lines roads speed recovery process addition gave state power company million grant paid damage electrical grid took weeks restore power customers caused great environmental damage marshes barrier islands louisiana huge fish kills observed marshes near landfall point barrier islands east landfall point subjected highest surge severely eroded sand deposited marshes burying vegetation freshwater marshes severely damaged wind surge completely destroyed severe erosion created new waterways connecting inland bodies water gulf_of_mexico eventually led erosion inland retirement retired spring destruction deadly caribbean track atlantic basin replaced season names suggested possible replacement names
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