Hurricane Luis

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Hurricane Luis was a long-lived and powerful tropical cyclone that severely affected the Leeward Islands during the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed from a tropical wave, south of Cape Verde islands west of Africa, on August 28, and attained tropical storm status on August 29. The storm reached hurricane status on August 31 and later developed into a 150 mph (240 km/h) Category 4 hurricane. After striking the Leeward Islands, Luis moved northwest of the Greater Antilles then curved and weakened as it accelerated northeastward. Late on September 10, Luis transitioned to an extratropical cyclone, restrengthened, and made landfall on Newfoundland. Luis caused extensive damage to Antigua, St. Barthelemy, the island of St. Martin and Anguilla as it affected Bermuda. The storm accounted for 19 confirmed deaths, left nearly 20,000 homeless (mostly in Anguilla, Barbuda, and St. Martin), and affected more than 70,000 people. Total damage was estimated at $3.3 billion (1995 USD...

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