what were the wind speeds?
115 mph (190 km/h)
Hurricane Ethel (1960)
Following a pass through the storm by a United States Navy reconnaissance plane, Ethel was declared a "severe hurricane" with winds reaching 115 mph (190 km/h), 
where did hurricane ethel hit? Eastern Louisiana and Pascagoula, Mississippi what was the impact? Hurricane Ethel caused substantial beach erosion throughout the barrier islands of Mississippi but brought a relatively small storm surge of along the populated coastline which ocean is close to these places? UNANSWERABLE how many people died? One what was the damage? $1.5 million (1960 USD) do you know the name of the person who died? No you mentioned an island, where exactly is it located? Chains of barrier islands can be found along approximately 13-15% of the world's coastlines do you know why is it named so? UNANSWERABLE was any preparation made before the hurricane struck? Residents were evacuated to shelters and military aircraft were also moved from Keesler Air Force Base to other airfields across the country which country did it hit? United States on which date did the hurricane form? September 14, 1960 on which date did the hurricane hit land? September 16, 1960 was there any alert sounded? Yes by whom? UNANSWERABLE what category or level was the hurricane? Category 3 which weakened back to a Category 1
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Hurricane Ethel (1960) [SEP] Meteorological history
Shortly before 0000 UTC on September 16, Ethel made landfall in Pascagoula, Mississippi with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). Gradual weakening took place as the storm moved inland over Mississippi and by 1800 UTC on September 16, Ethel was further downgraded to a tropical depression. The remnants of the former hurricane continued moving towards the north-northwest before dissipating on September 17 over southern Kentucky.