1960 - Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea. Hurricane Donna claimed fifty lives, injured 1800 others, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed, and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avacado crop was blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121 mph at Charleston SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA on the 12th. The hurricane finally died over Maine two days later, producing more than five inches of rain over the state.
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Day: Scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Shark River Island, fixed RR. bridge
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Belmar, Atlantic Ocean
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Tue's High Temperature
109 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
30 at 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV