Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy was a strong hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic hurricane season which caused a lot of damage in the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. Betsy made its most strongest landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River, causing major flooding of the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans; at the time it was the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States, and, as the first hurricane to cause over a billion dollars in damages, earned the nickname "Billion-Dollar Betsy". It first hit the Lesser Ahtilles then Miami and New Orleans. 75 people died.
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| File:Hurricane Betsy.jpg Hurricane Betsy in the Gulf of Mexico | |
| Formed | August 27, 1965 |
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| Dissipated | September 14, 1965 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 155 mph (250 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 941 mbar (hPa); 27.79 inHg |
| Damage | $1.42 billion (1965 USD) |
| Areas affected | Windward Islands, Bahamas, south Florida and Florida Keys, Louisiana, inland Southern United States |
| Part of the 1965 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Hurricane Betsy Media
- Betsy from TIROS IX Spac0008-repair.jpg
Betsy prior to being upgraded to hurricane intensity on August 29.
- Hurricane Betsy analysis 9 Sep 1965.png
Surface weather analysis map of Betsy on September 8
- Hurricane Betsy eye.jpg
An excellent view from a Hurricane Hunter aircraft in the eye of Hurricane Betsy on September 3, 1965. In the foreground there are low clouds which occupy the eye, in the background the eyewall looms, several miles high.
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Rainfall totals in the United States
In the eye of Hurricane Betsy.
Track of Betsy through the Bahamas
- Hurricane Betsy WSR-57 Miami.png
WSR-57 radar image of Betsy near Miami on September 8
- Hurricane Betsy effects in Key West MM00036424 (7562494434).jpg
Hurricane Betsy and 3000 block of the Riviera Canal in September 1965.
- Hurricane Betsy Key West Street Flooding.jpg
Street flooding in Key West
- Hurricane Betsy effects in Key West MM00036244 (7349429380).jpg
Damage from the hurricane in Key West on September 1965.
NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans sustained some damage, as did Saturn V test hardware
