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1976: Hurricane Belle
August 09, 2020
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Hurricane Belle was a Category 3 Atlantic Hurricane in August 1976. The storm, at one point, had winds around 120 miles per hour before it moved northward up the East Coast of the United States. The storm formed on August 6; it became Tropical Storm Belle on August 7. Later on, August 7, it became a hurricane. Belle took twelve lives when it struck the East Coast of the United States. Damage was $100 million ore almost half a billion in 2020 dollars.
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