hurricane flora was among the deadliest atlantic hurricanes. this hurricane happened in autumn 1963. the storm hit southwestern haiti at peak intensity (her winds peaked at 145 miles per hour). flora then drifted over cuba for almost four days before heading northeast into the atlantic. between seven thousand and eight thousand people died due to flora. at that time, the death toll was the most from any storm since the galveston hurricane in september 1900. the name flora was later retired.