Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/September/20

September 20,

• 1967 - Hurricane Beulah made landfall in Texas just north of the Rio Grande. Beulah caused severe flooding in the state with the resulting damage exceeding $1 billion.
• 1999 - Hurricane Gert (pictured) passes the island of Bermuda as a weakening Category 3 major hurricane. In its lifetime, Gert killed only 2 people with minor damages.
• 2017 - Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4 major hurricane, devastating the island. The hurricane caused the deaths of 2,975 people total in Puerto Rico, from both direct and indirect causes, and also caused at least $90 billion dollars (2017 USD) in damage on the island territory. Maria more than 35 inches (90 cm) of rain in some areas on Puerto Rico.