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As a developing tropical cyclone, Betsy tracked over the northern Leeward Islands, producing moderate gusts and slight rainfall, though only minimal damage was reported. After tracking over open waters for several days, Betsy had significantly strengthened upon moving through the Bahamas.
During the night of the 8th and into the morning of the 9th, Betsy moved through the Upper Keys as a large tropical cyclone. Its track below was supplied by the National Hurricane Center.
Betsy formed from an Africa easterly wave that came off the African coast on August 23rd. It was tracked by satellite and came within distance of Navy Hurricane Hunters by August 27th when it was discovered to have a closed circulation.
Betsy began a most unusual south to south-southwest track, eventually affecting the Bahamas as shown by TIROS-8 visible satellite imagery on September 7 th. After affecting the Bahamas, strong high pressure ridging to the north of Betsy steered the hurricane quickly westward towards South Florida.
Track of Hurricane Betsy. As the storm moved out of Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, it shifted once again—this time to the north-northwest- and reintensified into a Category 4 storm with winds up to 250 km/h (155 mph).
Details and Storm Track information of the Hurricane Betsy in 1965 with Wind Speed, Track, Pressure and Status information.
Description: This map created by FCIT shows the track of hurricane Betsy in 1965. The legend shows the different categories of hurricanes as follows: Cat 5 (dark red), Cat 4 (red), Cat 3 (orange), Cat 2 (yellow), Cat 1 (green), tropical storm (teal), tropical depression (blue), and lower category (purple).
