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Hurricane Danny was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed on September 16 from an area of thunderstorms over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Guided by two high-pressure areas, the storm tracked toward the northeast, making landfall along the Gulf Coast. Pushing inland, the storm moved across the southeastern United States and ultimately affected parts of New England with rain and wind. Danny is noted for its extreme rainfall, the tornadoes it spawned, and the damage it inflicted; it is blamed for causing nine fatalities and $100 million (1997 USD, $137 million 2011 USD) in losses. The storm dropped a record amount of rainfall over Alabama, including a total of 36.71 inches (932 mm) at Dauphin Island. Flooding, power outages, and beach erosion occurred throughout the Gulf Coast, and flood rescues had to be performed in the immediate aftermath. The storm produced several tornadoes on the East Coast, causing a great amount of damage. (more...)
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