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Hurricane De La Caroline

What is hurricane de la caroline?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

name Hurricane Caroline[1]
dates active August 24 – September 1, 1975[5]
ocean basin Atlantic Ocean[4]
peak intensity Category 3 hurricane[5]
peak wind 115 mph (185 km/h)[5]

Hurricane de la Caroline is not a distinct natural feature in the sources; the term instead points to Hurricane Caroline (1975), a Category 3 Atlantic hurricane that affected Cuba, the Yucatán Peninsula, northeast Mexico, and Texas.

Context

Hurricane de la Caroline is not a nature topic name in the sources; the sources instead show Hurricane Caroline (1975), a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean that affected Cuba, the Yucatán Peninsula, northeast Mexico, and Texas [2][4][5]. It formed from a tropical wave that moved off western Africa on August 15, 1975, became a tropical depression on August 24, and reached tropical storm strength on August 29 [2][5]. The storm peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) before making landfall in northeast Mexico on August 31 and dissipating the next day [5]. It brought high tides and flooding to northeastern Mexico and Texas [5]. The name is commonly confused with the Carolina Hurricanes, the National Hockey League team based in Raleigh, North Carolina [3]. For comparison, other Atlantic storms like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy are better known for their impacts on the U.S. coast.

Documented claims

  • Hurricane Caroline formed from a tropical wave that moved off western Africa on August 15, 1975. [2]
  • It made landfall in northeast Mexico on August 31 and dissipated on September 1 over northeastern Mexico. [5]

Related

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Questions and answers

What was the worst hurricane to hit the Carolinas?

The sources do not identify a worst hurricane for the Carolinas; they focus on Hurricane Caroline (1975), which affected Cuba, Mexico, and Texas, not the Carolinas [2].

Why did the Carolina Hurricanes change their name?

The sources do not explain a name change for the Carolina Hurricanes; they only note that the team is commonly confused with Hurricane Caroline [3].

When was Hurricane Caroline active?

Hurricane Caroline was active from August 24 to September 1, 1975 [5].

Sources

  1. Hurricane Caroline - August 26-September 3, 1975 — wpc.ncep.noaa.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. 450th Anniversary of the hurricane that cost France control of Florida — aoml.noaa.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. National Hurricane Center — nhc.noaa.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Historical Hurricane Tracks — coast.noaa.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. Hurricane CAROLINE in 1975: history of cyclones on the Atlantic — meteo-tropicale.fr (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Nature