Hurricane Donna, known in Puerto Rico as Hurricane San Lorenzo, was the strongest hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August–September.
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Hurricane Donna traversed Naples and Fort Myers before turning inland to the northeast.
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Hurricane Donna was a very destructive hurricane that caused extensive damage from the Lesser Antilles to New England.
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Hurricane Donna caused very extensive damage on Saint-Martin, killed 7 and left at least a quarter of the island's population homeless.
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Later, Hurricane Donna brushed the north coast of Cuba with strong winds and heavy rainfall, causing damage along much of the coast.
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Hurricane Donna crossed directly over United States Air Force radar station Texas Tower 4, causing severe damage to the structure and leading to its eventual loss in January 1961.
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In southeastern New York, the eye of Hurricane Donna crossed 10 miles to the eastern tip of Long Island.
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Eye of Hurricane Donna crossed near the Connecticut and Rhode Island state line, thus much of the damage in Connecticut was in far eastern sections.
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Hurricane Donna planned on leaving after Labor Day from his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York.
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Winds of Donna can be seen in the feature film Blast of Silence ; the final scenes on Long Island had been previously scheduled, and the filmmakers decided to go ahead and shoot the exterior scene despite the hurricane.
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Hurricane Donna caused a significant negative impact on aquatic life in north Florida Bay.
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