11 Facts About Hurricane Hazel

Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season.

In Haiti, Hurricane Hazel destroyed 40 percent of the coffee trees and 50 percent of the cacao crop, affecting the economy for several years.

When it was over Pennsylvania, Hurricane Hazel consolidated with a cold front and turned northwest towards Canada.

That day, the Hurricane Hazel Hunters encountered severe turbulence, which hospitalized one crew member and injured another.

Around that time, the hurricane curved more to the north and northwest due to an approaching trough, and the Hurricane Hunters resumed entering the center of Hazel, reporting an eye and hurricane force winds.

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Eye of Hurricane Hazel was tracked across several towns in North Carolina as the system continued northward.

Meteorologists predicted that if Hurricane Hazel merged with the cold front, the storm would not lose intensity, but would instead potentially strengthen.

In Haiti, Hurricane Hazel brought flash floods which destroyed numerous villages, and high winds which caused considerable damage to major cities.

Hurricane Hazel destroyed about 40 percent of the coffee trees and 50 percent of the cacao crop, affecting the country's economy for several years.

Hurricane Hazel passed directly over Inagua, where it claimed six lives when a sailboat capsized while taking shelter from the storm.

Hurricane Hazel lost a considerable amount of moisture when crossing the Allegheny Mountains, which raised rivers and streams in the Pittsburgh area significantly above the flood mark.