Hurricane "Dora" lashed this resort area with high winds and ponderous waves early 9/9 in advance of an expected 125 mile per hour sledgehammer blow. More than 10,000 persons fled their homes on beaches along the northeast Florida coast, where 10-foot high tides were forecast. At 6 A.M. EDT, Dora was centered 110 miles due East of Daytona Beach, moving westerly at 11 mph.
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Hurricane "Dora" lashed this resort area with high winds and ponderous waves early 9/9 in advance of an expected 125 mile per hour sledgehammer blow. More than 10,000 persons fled their homes on beaches along the northeast Florida coast, where 10-foot high tides were forecast. At 6 A.M. EDT, Dora was centered 110 miles due East of Daytona Beach, moving westerly at 11 mph.

United Press International · [ca. September 1964]

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[Information from item housing] Weather: Hurricane: Maps: Wire Photos

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