was there any alert sounded?
Yes
Hurricane Ethel (1960)
Prior to Ethel's arrival, adequate warning allowed roughly 12,000 residents along the Mississippi coastline to evacuate to shelters
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
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Hurricane Ethel (1960) [SEP] Preparations
In Florida, the National Weather Bureau stated that preparations were not being undertaken fast enough nor as extensive as warranted. According to the Red Cross, 48,000 people in the threatened region sought refuge in shelters; civil defense stated that 65,000 residents moved to shelters.