Effect of Hurricane Elena on Florida's marsh-dominated coast: Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties

摘要

During late August and early September, 1985, Hurricane Elena passed erratically through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening landfall across the west-central Florida coast. This class 3 (maximum winds were 110 knots)hurricane's unusual path caused i t t o remain approximately stationaryudabout 100 km off the west-central coast of Florida for 36 hours. Eventually, Elena passed off to the west-northwest making 1 and fall along the Mississippi coast. Hurricane Elena caused the largest evacuation in. U.S. history of people from coastal lowlands. This storm also causedudwidespread property damage and is one of the most expensive storms on record. (38pp.)