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1976: Hurricane Belle

1976: Hurricane Belle

This Date in Weather History - August 9

This Date in Weather History · AccuWeather

August 9, 20201m 22s

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Hurricane Belle was a Category 3 Atlantic Hurricane in August 1976. The storm, at one point, had winds around 120 miles per hour before it moved northward up the East Coast of the United States. The storm formed on August 6; it became Tropical Storm Belle on August 7. Later on, August 7, it became a hurricane. Belle took twelve lives when it struck the East Coast of the United States. Damage was $100 million ore almost half a billion in 2020 dollars.

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