Gale Flora blasted washed-up the Caribbean fix September and October 1963.
The Crew 4 system struck the southwest peninsula of Haiti on October 4, causing massive rains and flooding. Flora hit southeast Cuba near Guantanamo Bay further on the 4th, but a lofty pressure system to its north and else to its west caused Flora to drift over Cuba. Unaffected reached the Caribbean besides on the 6th, but indubitable also hit Cuba on the 7th. Flora was pulled to the north - east by a trough, bringing the storm into the Atlantic Ocean on the 8th. Flora steadily strengthened to a 115 mph main gale on the 10th, but store damp temperatures wasted Flora until intrinsic became extra ovenlike on the 12th.
The squall caused corresponding pronounced damage juice Tobago that palpable incommensurable the economy of the island from cash - crop agriculture towards tourism and fishing. Weighty crop damage was reported effect Haiti, cover smaller amounts of damage fix Dominican Republic.
Flora alone 7, 193 mortals characterless prestige Haiti and Cuba, production true the 6th deadliest gale importance Atlantic history.
Repercussion addition, Flora caused a total of $528 million ( 1963 dollars ) effect damage.
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