Effect of Hurricane Elena on Florida's marsh-dominated coast: Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties
During late August and early September, 1985, Hurricane Elena passed erratically through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening landfall across the west-central Florida coast. This class 3 (maximum winds were 110 knots)hurricane's unusual path caused i t t o remain approximately stationaryabout 100 km off the west-central coast of Florida for 36 hours. Eventually, Elena passed off to the west-northwest making 1 and fall along the Mississippi coast. Hurricane Elena caused the largest evacuation in. U.S. history of people from coastal lowlands. This storm also causedwidespread property damage and is one of the most expensive storms on record. (38pp.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Florida, Department of Marine Science
1987
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| Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, Environment, hurricanes, Florida, marsh, coastal erosion, mangroves, Hurricane Elena, Hurricane Kate, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18004 |
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| Summary: | During late August and early September, 1985, Hurricane Elena passed erratically through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening landfall across the west-central Florida coast. This class 3 (maximum winds were 110 knots)hurricane's unusual path caused i t t o remain approximately stationaryabout 100 km off the west-central coast of Florida for 36 hours. Eventually, Elena passed off to the west-northwest making 1 and fall along the Mississippi coast. Hurricane Elena caused the largest evacuation in. U.S. history of people from coastal lowlands. This storm also causedwidespread property damage and is one of the most expensive storms on record. (38pp.) |
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