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⚫ '''Hurricane Gracie''' was a major hurricane that formed in ] ], the strongest during the ]. Gracie was a storm that was very difficult to forecast. The storm developed and intensified suddenly to the northeast of the ]. Gracie’s movement was unpredictable. This made it extremely difficult to forecast its direction in detail. On ], Gracie began to move steadily toward the west-northwest and passed inland on the ] coast near ].
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⚫ '''Hurricane Gracie''' was a major hurricane that formed in ] ], the strongest during the ]. Gracie was a storm that was very difficult to forecast, with its movement unpredictable.
⚫ After landfall, Gracie moved north. Several ]es accompanied the dying storm through ] and twelve people were killed near ]. Gracie also killed 10 people in ] and ], mainly due to wind and rain induced automobile accidents, falling trees and electrocution by live wires.

A tropical wave developed into a tropical depression near the north coast of ] on ]th. After moving west-northwestward for a day, it turned northeastward, where upper level winds were very favorable and steering currents were very weak; a deadly scenario. On the 22nd it became a tropical storm, followed by reaching hurricane strength later that night. It turned to the east on the 25th, and turned back west on the 27th. Then, with a firm anticyclone in place and set steering currents, it moved steadily west-northwestward.

⚫ Gracie reached her peak of 140 mph winds on the 29th, but cooler air and land interaction weakened it to a 120 mph major hurricane at the time of its ] landfall that night. After landfall, Gracie moved north and became extratropical on the 30th. Several ]es accompanied the dying storm through ] and twelve people were killed near ]. Gracie also killed 10 people in ] and ], mainly due to wind and rain induced automobile accidents, falling trees and electrocution by live wires.


Gracie was the last major hurricane to strike South Carolina before ], 30 years later. Gracie was the last major hurricane to strike South Carolina before ], 30 years later.
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Hurricane Gracie
Duration Sept. 20-30
Highest winds 140 mph sustained
Damages $14,000,000 (1959 USD)
Fatalities 22
Areas affected Bahamas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
Part of the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Gracie was a major hurricane that formed in September 1959, the strongest during the 1959 season. Gracie was a storm that was very difficult to forecast, with its movement unpredictable.

A tropical wave developed into a tropical depression near the north coast of Hispaniola on September 20th. After moving west-northwestward for a day, it turned northeastward, where upper level winds were very favorable and steering currents were very weak; a deadly scenario. On the 22nd it became a tropical storm, followed by reaching hurricane strength later that night. It turned to the east on the 25th, and turned back west on the 27th. Then, with a firm anticyclone in place and set steering currents, it moved steadily west-northwestward.

Gracie reached her peak of 140 mph winds on the 29th, but cooler air and land interaction weakened it to a 120 mph major hurricane at the time of its Beaufort, South Carolina landfall that night. After landfall, Gracie moved north and became extratropical on the 30th. Several tornadoes accompanied the dying storm through Virginia and twelve people were killed near Charlottesville, Virginia. Gracie also killed 10 people in South Carolina and Georgia, mainly due to wind and rain induced automobile accidents, falling trees and electrocution by live wires.

Gracie was the last major hurricane to strike South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo, 30 years later.

The name Gracie was retired and will never be used for a hurricane again; this was before the formal lists were created, so it was not replaced with any particular name.

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