1966 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1966 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
June 4, 1966 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 11, 1966 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Inez |
| • Maximum winds |
150 mph (240 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure |
929 mbar (hPa; 27.43 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
14 |
| Total storms |
11 |
| Hurricanes |
7 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
3 |
| Total fatalities |
1,096 total |
| Total damage |
$436.6 million (1966 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
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| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 4 – June 13 |
| Peak intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 1 – July 3 |
| Peak intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 13 – July 21 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 22 – July 30 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 22 – July 28 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 21 – September 6 |
| Peak intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 950 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 1 – September 7 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 20 – September 22 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 21 – October 11 |
| Peak intensity |
150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 929 mbar (hPa) |
The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season featured the tropical cyclone with the longest track in the Atlantic basin – Hurricane Faith. Also during the year, the Miami, Florida Weather Office was re-designated the National Hurricane Center. The season officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was a near average season in terms of tropical storms, with a total of 11 named storms. The first system, Hurricane Alma, developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4. Alma brought severe flooding to Honduras and later to Cuba, after crossing the western Caribbean Sea. The storm also brought relatively minor impact to the Southeastern United States. Alma caused 91 deaths and about $210.1 million (1966 USD) in damage.
Hurricanes Becky, Celia, and Dorothy, and Tropical Storm Ella all resulted in minimal or no impact on land. The next system, Hurricane Faith, developed near Cape Verde on August 21. It tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean until north of Hispaniola. After paralleling the East Coast of the United States, Faith moved northeastward across the open Atlantic and later became extratropical near Scotland on September 6. Overall, Faith traveled about 6,850 mi (11,020 km) across the Atlantic. Although it never made landfall, the storm generated rough seas that resulted in five deaths. The two next tropical storms – Greta and Hallie – caused negligible impact.
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