What is Tropical Storm Doria?
'''Tropical Storm Doria''' of August 1971 was the most expensive [[tropical cyclone]] of that year's Atlantic hurricane season. The storm developed on August 20, 1971 in the [[Atlantic Ocean|east-central Atlantic]], near the [[Leeward Islands]]. Doria moved just north of the [[Virgin Islands]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. Later, the storm started heading up the [[East Coast of the United States]]. First, it struck [[North Carolina]] as a tropical storm. It struck near [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] having winds of 65 miles per hour. In North Carolina, Doria dumped five inches of rain. There was localized flooding and minor wind damage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting North Carolina|publisher=Virginia National Weather Service|url=http://repository.wrclib.noaa.gov/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=nws_tech_memos|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045226/http://repository.wrclib.noaa.gov/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=nws_tech_memos|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[Virginia]], the storm's rain bands caused an F1 [[tornado]] near [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake]]. Damage from the tornado was near $250,000. Twelve homes were damaged.<ref>{{cite web|title=Virginia Hurricane History|publisher=NOAA|url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/valate20hur.htm|access-date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> Doria later struck the Mid-Atlantic states, [[New York City]] and west-central [[New England]]. Total damage from Doria was $147.6 million. Seven people were killed by the storm. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Doria}} [[Category:Atlantic tropical storms]] [[Category:Hurricanes in North Carolina]] [[Category:Hurricanes in New England]] [[Category:1971 in the United States]] [[Category:Hurricanes in Virginia]] [[Category:Hurricanes in New York (state)]] [[Category:1970s in weather]] {{weather-stub}}