kids encyclopedia robot

Hurricane Flora facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Hurricane Flora was among the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes. This hurricane happened in Autumn 1963. The storm hit southwestern Haiti at peak intensity (her winds peaked at 145 miles per hour). Flora then drifted over Cuba for almost four days before heading northeast into the Atlantic. Between seven thousand and eight thousand people died due to Flora. At that time, the death toll was the most from any storm since the Galveston Hurricane in September 1900. The name Flora was later retired.


Images for kids

  • Flora1963filledrainblk

    Hurricane Flora's storm total rainfall

  • Destruction in Petit Thou de Nippes from Hurricane Flora, 1963

    Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, one of the many Haitian villages left in ruins, was about 85% destroyed.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Huracan Flora (1963) para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Hurricane Flora Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.