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Hurricane Donna (颶風唐娜)
Time: Aug. 29 –Sep.14, 1960
Areas: Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, U.S. East Coast, Southern Quebec, Atlantic Canada
Fatalities: 364 at least
Damage: US$900 million (1960 USD)
Starting out as a tropical disturbance, Hurricane Donna keeps the record for retaining major hurricane status (Category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) across the Atlantic Basin for the longest period of time. From September 2 to 11, it continuously showed winds blowing at least 115 mph (185 km/h).
