hurricane hurricane strong category hurricane second succession hurricanes strike near mexico eighth named storm atlantic hurricane season formed tropical wave september near lesser antilles quickly intensified moving westward small hurricane crossed southeastern cuba september dropped heavy rainfall produced gusty winds destroyed coffee crop eastern cuban city severely damaged oldest church country damage totaled million cuba deaths later hurricane moved caribbean_sea causing light damage sparsely populated region eastern yucatán_peninsula reaching gulf_of_mexico strengthened reach peak winds mph late september hurricane moved ashore flooding earlier hurricane struck city early september gusts estimated mph dropped heavy rainfall flooded strong winds damaged half homes leaving homeless storm killed people caused million usd mexico ongoing flooding caused outbreak days struck hurricane struck region caused flooding damage collectively damage storms represented half mexico budget meteorological history origins hurricane easterly wave spawned tropical depression northern lesser antilles late september day system producing winds mph moving northwest turned west quickly intensified september attained hurricane status north passage puerto_rico dominican_republic small cyclone strongest winds small region eye continued west offshore northern hispaniola reaching winds mph hurricane weakened slightly north coast haiti turning west southwest landfall near southeastern tip cuba september crossing island caribbean_sea weakened hurricane tropical storm september emerged caribbean_sea quickly intensified surpassing previous strength winds mph september hurricane weakened slightly neared yucatán_peninsula struck sparsely populated area september winds mph weakened slightly yucatán_peninsula emerging gulf_of_mexico september winds mph intensified reaching maximum sustained winds mph late september early day hurricane landfall near northeastern mexico winds city reached mph eye observed minutes lowest pressure mbar inhg september rapidly weakened land turning west southwest dissipating september impact early duration storm produced winds mph grand island threat prompted small craft advisory southern florida southern bahamas cuba struck southeastern cuba caused moderate damage killed people wind gusts reached mph bay naval base caused brief power high waves washed freighter ashore cuba north coast strong winds severely damaged church built 16th century oldest country produced heavy rains gusty winds knocked telephone lines caused flooding people injured houses collapsed city high rains winds damaged sugar cane crop destroyed coffee crop damage country severe estimated million hundreds people injured left homeless hurricane isolated town american workers sent train medical team supplies moved western caribbean produced winds mph ahead landfall peninsula officials warned residents prepare high winds waves storm warning issued crossed peninsula caused damage ahead storm officials provided advised businesses merchandise floor effort potential flooding large circulation produced winds mph flooded coastal roads southern texas outer rainbands flooded towns region hurricane struck residents mexico expected hurricane weaker strike near storm announced radio hours landfall people asleep unable prepare tides rose advance storm landfall flooded previous hurricane strong winds blew away instrument recorded winds mph peak winds later estimated mph city port damaged boats ferries washed sea hurricane destroyed roofs half city houses schools large buildings produced severe flooding reported covered city streets smaller previous hurricane dropped heavy rainfall flooded local rivers overall people directly affected hurricane caused deaths million damage flooding storm left power communications people homeless storm previously hurricane governor declared state emergency requested assistance military provide food shelter day storm water access restored city initially remained power telephone communications cut airport radio rail line texas mexico_city cut storm restored days later ongoing flood conditions outbreak killed children mexican government flew medical supplies food clothing mexico_city united_states helicopters assisted rescue missions days struck hurricane affected area causing damage deaths collectively hurricanes caused deaths paths damage consecutive storms totaled half mexico national budget hurricanes mexican government military worked assist affected residents provided medical assistance prevent spread disease
Hurricane Hilda (1955)