Hurricane Hortense facts for kids
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Hurricane Hortense near peak intensity
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| Formed | September 3, 1996 |
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| Dissipated | September 16, 1996 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 935 mbar (hPa); 27.61 inHg |
| Fatalities | 39 direct |
| Damage | $158 million (1996 USD) |
| Areas affected | Guadeloupe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland |
| Part of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Hortense cut across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in September of 1996. The storm took next to 40 lives and did $139 million in damage. The storm also affected portions of eastern Canada, striking southeastern Nova Scotia as a Category 1 hurricane. The name Hortense was later retired.
Images for kids
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Hurricane Hortense making landfall in Puerto Rico on September 10
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Flooding caused by Hortense near Guayama, Puerto Rico
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Flooding in Puerto Rico
See also
In Spanish: Huracán Hortense para niños
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