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The 1965 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1965, and lasted until November 30, 1965.The most notable storm of the season was Hurricane Betsy. Betsy made landfall twice, once in extreme southern Florida, and again in Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Betsy is one of the worst storms on record in the United States, killing 76 and causing $1.42 billion in damage ($8.5 billion in 2000 dollars).
The other storms of 1965 were much less damaging, with Tropical Storm Debbie causing $25 million (1965 dollars) in damage to Mobile, Alabama.
Additionally, an unnamed tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Panama City, Florida. Heavy rain was associated with the storm, but no deaths or damage.
Atlantic hurricane seasons
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1 1965 Hurricane names
The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1965.
- Anna
- Betsy
- Carol
- Debbie
- Elena
2 See also
- Lists of tropical cyclone namesBecause of their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones are given names. What follows are the lists from which these names are taken. North Atlantic North Atlantic Ocean storms are
- List of notable tropical cyclonesThis is a list of notable tropical cyclones in chronological order, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. It does not include tropical storms which may have caused destructive inland flooding, but whose names are not retired for that reason alone
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