Hurricane Babe

Hurricane Babe
	Babe soon after moving inland on September 5
Meteorological history
Formed	September 3, 1977
Dissipated	September 9, 1977
Category 1 hurricane
	1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	75 mph (120 km/h)
Lowest pressure	995 mbar (hPa); 29.38 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	None
Damage	$13 million (1977 USD)
Areas affected	Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
	IBTrACS
	Part of the 1977 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Babe was the second named storm in the 1977 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first to impact the United States during this season. The hurricane formed from a tropical wave on September 3. It became a subtropical cyclone in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The storm soon became worse as it moved. On September 5, the storm turned north and became a hurricane. Its highest winds were 75 mph (120 km/h). There was a barometric pressure of 995 mbar (hPa; 29.38 inHg). The hurricane then went to Louisiana. The hurricane became weak when it was in land. On September 6, Babe was weak enough to be a tropical depression. On September 9, it stoped when it was over North Carolina.

Hurricane Babe did not have much damage. The hurricane caused the most damage in Louisiana. In Louisiana, the storm caused $10 million (1977 USD; $44.7 million 2025 USD) in damage. This damage was from crop losses. Babe also caused some tornadoes. This caused $3 million (1977 USD; $13.4 million 2025 USD) in damage. There was a lot of rain in North Carolina. This caused 8.99 in (228 mm) and flash flooding. However, there was little damage. There were no deaths from the hurricane. ^[1]

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References

↑ "Annual Tropical Cyclone Report: Typhoon Babe" (PDF). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. United States Navy. 1978. pp. 27–29. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2013.