Hurricane Betsy (1965)

Betsy made landfall 5 times: near Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy on August 29, 1965 at 08:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds; near Grand-Case, Saint Martin on August 29, 1965 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds; 16 mi N of San Andros, Bahamas on September 7, 1965 at 20:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds; near Key Largo, Florida on September 8, 1965 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds; 21 mi SE of Galliano, Louisiana on September 10, 1965 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds.

At its peak on September 2, 1965, Betsy was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

17.0 days, from August 27, 1965 to September 13, 1965, including 234 hours at hurricane strength (151 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,427 miles.

Wikidata records 81 deaths for Hurricane Betsy. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.