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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.
Hurricane Betsy's track in September 1965 is illustrated with mapping data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The colorized dots show wind speeds specific to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.
Map of 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 dep...
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.
Its track below was supplied by the National Hurricane Center. Speeding up as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico, Betsy struck southeast Louisiana on the night of the 9th and remained a hurricane fairly far inland.
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