1963 Atlantic hurricane season |Season summary map| |First storm
formed||July 31, 1963| |Last storm dissipated||October 29, 1963|
|Strongest storm||Flora – 940 mbar (hPa) (27.77 inHg), 145 mph
(230 km/h) (1-minute sustained)| |Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)||2|
|Total damage||$588.8 million (1963 USD)| |Atlantic hurricane
seasons 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 The 1963 Atlantic hurricane
season was a below average Atlantic hurricane season, with nine
named storms. Although the season officially began on June 1,
the first storm did not form until nearly a month later.
Hurricane Cindy made landfall in Texas before dissipating in the
southern portion of the state. In late September, Hurricane
Edith moved through the Windward Islands and Greater Antilles
before dissipating east of the Bahamas, causing ten fatalities,
and leaving roughly $47 million (1963 USD) in damage in the
Caribbean. Following Edith was Hurricane Flora, a powerful
hurricane that struck Haiti and Eastern Cuba in early October.
Throughout its lifetime