Hurricane David was a devastating
tropical cyclone
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which significantly damaged and killed many people in
Dominica
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and the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
in August 1979, and was the most intense hurricane to make
landfall
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in the country in recorded history. A long-lived
Cape Verde hurricane
A Cape Verde hurricane or Cabo Verde hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that originates at low-latitude in the tropical Atlantic from a tropical wave that has passed over or near the Cape Verde islands after exiting the coast of West Africa. Th ...
, David was the fourth
named storm, second hurricane, and first
major hurricane of the
1979 Atlantic hurricane season. David formed on August 25, in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean near
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
off the coast of West Africa. Two days later, the storm reached hurricane strength, then underwent
rapid intensification
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, strengthening into a Category 5 hurricane and reaching peak sustained winds of on August 28. By the time the system dissipated on September 8, it had traversed the
Leeward Islands
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,
Greater Antilles
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, The
Bahamas
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, the
East Coast of the United States
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, and
Atlantic Canada
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.
David was the first hurricane to affect the Lesser Antilles since
Hurricane Inez in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
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. With winds of , David was one of only 2 storms of Category 5 intensity to make landfall on the Dominican Republic in the 20th century, the other also being Inez, and the deadliest since the
1930 San Zenón hurricane, killing over 2,000 people in its path. In addition, David was the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit the island of Dominica since the
1834 Padre Ruíz hurricane, which killed over 200 people.
Meteorological history
On August 25, the US
National Hurricane Center
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reported that a tropical depression had developed within an area of disturbed weather, which was located about to the southeast of the Cape Verde Islands. During that day the depression gradually developed further as it moved westwards, under the influence of the subtropical ridge of high pressure that was located to the north of the system before during the next day the NHC reported that the system had become a tropical storm and named it David. Becoming a hurricane on August 27, it moved west-northwestward before entering a period of
rapid intensification
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which brought it to an intensity of on August 28. Slight fluctuations in intensity occurred before the hurricane ravaged the tiny
windward Island of
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
on the following day.
David continued west-northwest, and intensified into a Category 5 hurricane in the northeast
Caribbean Sea
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, reaching peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and minimum central pressure of on August 30. An upper-level trough pulled David northward into
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...
as a Category 5 hurricane on the August 31. The eye passed almost directly over
Santo Domingo
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, the capital of the
Dominican Republic
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. David crossed over the island and emerged as a weak hurricane after drenching the islands.

After crossing the
Windward Passage
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, David struck eastern
Cuba
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as a minimal hurricane on September 1. It weakened to a tropical storm over land, but quickly re-strengthened as it again reached open waters. David turned to the northwest along the western periphery of the subtropical ridge, and re-intensified to a Category 2 hurricane while over the
Bahamas
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, where it caused heavy damage. Despite initial forecasts of a projected landfall in
Miami, Florida
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, the hurricane turned to the north-northwest just before landfall to strike near
West Palm Beach, Florida
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, on September 3. It paralleled the Florida coastline just inland until emerging into the western Atlantic Ocean at
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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, later on September 3. David continued to the north-northwest, and made its final landfall just south of
Savannah, Georgia
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, as a minimal hurricane with winds on September 5. It turned to the northeast while weakening over land, and became extratropical on September 6 over New York. As an
extratropical storm, David continued to the northeast over
New England
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and the
Canadian Maritimes.
David intensified once more as it crossed the far north Atlantic, clipping northwestern
Iceland
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before moving eastward well north of the
Faroe Islands
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on September 10.
Preparations
In the days prior to hitting
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
, David was originally expected to hit
Barbados
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and spare Dominica in the process. However, on August 29 a turn in the hours before moving through the area caused the hurricane to make a direct hit on the southern part of Dominica.
Even as it became increasingly clear that David was headed for the island, residents did not appear to take the situation seriously. This can be partly attributed to the fact that local radio warnings were minimal and disaster preparedness schemes were essentially non-existent. Furthermore, Dominica had not experienced a major hurricane since 1930, thus leading to complacency among much of the population. This proved to have disastrous consequences for the island nation.
Some 400,000 people evacuated in the United States in anticipation of David,
including 300,000 people in southeastern Florida due to a predicted landfall between the
Florida Keys
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and
Palm Beach. Of those, 78,000 fled to shelters, while others either stayed at a friend's house further inland or traveled northward. Making landfall during Labor Day weekend, David forced the cancellations of many activities in the greater Miami area.
Impact
David is believed to have been responsible for 2,078 deaths, making it one of the deadliest hurricanes of the modern era. It caused torrential damage across its path, most of which occurred in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
where the hurricane made landfall as a
Category 5 hurricane.
Lesser Antilles

Aside from Dominica, other islands in the
Lesser Antilles
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experienced minor to moderate damage. Just to the south of Dominica, David brought
Martinique
Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
winds of up to sustained gust in the northeast of the coast of the Caravelle. The capital,
Fort-de-France
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History
Before it was ceded to France by Spain in 1635, the area of Fort-de-Fra ...
, reported wave heights of and experienced strong tropical storm sustained winds at and gust at . David's strong winds caused severe crop damage, mostly to bananas, amounting to $50 million in losses. Though no deaths were reported, the hurricane caused 20 to 30 injuries and left 500 homeless.
Guadeloupe
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experienced moderate to extensive damage on
Basse-Terre Island
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. There, the banana crop was completely destroyed, and combined with other losses, crop damage amounted to $100 million. David caused no deaths, a few injuries, and left several hundred homeless. Nearby,
Marie-Galante
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and
Les Saintes
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reported some extreme damage while
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* Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, the eastern half of ...
had some moderate damages.
The island of
St. Croix in the
U.S. Virgin Islands
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experienced significant rainfall amounting to , but fairly minor flooding.
Dominica
During the storm's onslaught, David dropped up to of rain, causing numerous landslides on the mountainous island.
Hours of hurricane-force winds severely eroded the coastlines and washed out coastal roads.
Damage was greatest in the southwest portion of the island, especially in the capital city,
Roseau
Roseau (Dominican Creole French, Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George Pa ...
, which resembled an air raid target after the storm's passage. Strong winds from Hurricane David destroyed or damaged 80 percent of the homes (mostly wood) on the island,
leaving 75 percent of the population homeless,
with many others temporarily homeless in the immediate aftermath.
In addition, the rainfall turned rivers into torrents, sweeping away everything in their path to the sea.
Power lines were completely ripped out, causing the water system to stop as well.
Most severely damaged was the agricultural industry. The worst loss in agriculture was from bananas and coconuts, of which about 75 percent of the crop was destroyed.
Banana fields were completely destroyed, and in the southern portion of the island most coconut trees were blown down. Citrus trees fared better, due to the small yet sturdy nature of the trees.
In addition, David's winds uprooted many trees on the tops of mountains, leaving them bare and damaging the ecosystem by disrupting the water levels.
In all, 56 people died in Dominica and 180 were injured.
Property and agricultural damage figures in Dominica are unknown.
Puerto Rico

Though it did not hit
Puerto Rico
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, Hurricane David passed less than south of the island, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to the island. Portions of southwestern Puerto Rico experienced sustained winds of up to , while the rest of the island received tropical storm-force winds. While passing by the island, the hurricane caused strong seas
and torrential rainfall, amounting to in
Mayagüez and up to in the central mountainous region.
Despite remaining offshore, most of the island felt David's effects. Agricultural damage was severe, and combined with property damage, the hurricane was responsible for $70 million in losses.
Following the storm, the FEMA declared the island a disaster area. In all, Hurricane David killed seven people in Puerto Rico, four of which resulted from electrocutions.
Dominican Republic
Upon making landfall in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
, David turned unexpectedly to the northwest, causing winds in
Santo Domingo
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and Category 5 winds elsewhere in the country. The storm caused torrential rainfall, resulting in extreme river flooding.
The flooding swept away entire villages and isolated communities during the storm's onslaught. A rail-mounted container crane collapsed in
Rio Haina at the sea-land terminal. Many roads in the country were either damaged or destroyed from the heavy rainfall, especially in the towns of
Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa is a town located in the Cibao, central region of the Dominican Republic. It is the second largest municipality in La Vega Province.
History
The indigenous Taino people originally inhabited the valley of Jarabacoa. It is assumed tha ...
,
San Cristobal, and
Baní
Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in the southern region of Valdesia. The town is located 65 km south of the capital city Santo Domingo.
Baní is the headquart ...
.
Nearly 70% of the country's crops were destroyed from the torrential flooding.
Extreme river flooding resulted in most of the country's 2,000 fatalities.
One particularly deadly example of this was when a rampaging river in the mountainous village of Padre las Casas swept away a church and a school, killing several hundred people who were sheltering there.
The flooding destroyed thousands of houses, leaving over 200,000 homeless in the aftermath of the hurricane.
President
Antonio Guzmán Fernández estimated the combination of agricultural, property, and industrial damage to amount to $1 billion.
Neighboring
Haiti
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experienced very little from David, due to the hurricane's weakened state upon moving through the country.
Bahamas
While passing through the
Bahamas
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, David brought winds to
Andros Island
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as the eye crossed the archipelago. David, though still disorganized, produced heavy rainfall in the country peaking at .
Strong wind gusts uprooted trees, and overall damage was minimal.
United States

David produced widespread damage across the United States amounting to $320 million. Prior to the hurricane's arrival, 400,000 people evacuated from coastal areas. In total, David directly killed five in the United States, and was responsible for ten indirect deaths.
Florida
Upon making landfall, David brought a
storm surge
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of only , due to its lack of strengthening and the
obtuse angle
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at which it hit.
In addition, David caused strong surf and moderate rainfall, amounting to a maximum of in
Vero Beach.
Though it made landfall as a Category 2 storm, the strongest winds were localized, and the highest reported wind occurred in
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
, with sustained and gusts.
The hurricane spawned over 10 tornadoes while passing over the state, though none caused deaths or injuries.
Total damages in Florida amounted to $95 million.
Two journalists from the
Brevard County-based newspaper ''
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'', reporter Dick Baumbach and photographer Scott Maclay, experienced extremely high winds as they followed the hurricane's progress from South Florida to
Cocoa.
[ ]
Because the hurricane remained near the coastline, David failed to cause extreme damage in Florida. At the height of the storm, up to 50,000 people in
Broward and
Miami-Dade County
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(then Dade County) lost electricity due to downed and damaged power lines. Storm surge and abnormally high tides caused significant erosion damage to
State Road A1A in the vicinity of
Sunrise Boulevard in
Fort Lauderdale
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. Four fatalities occurred in Broward County, two directly and two indirectly. In
Palm Beach County
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, sustained winds peaked at at the
Palm Beach International Airport and wind gusts reached up to in
Jupiter
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. Winds shattered windows in stores near the coast and caused some property damage, including blowing the frame off the Palm Beach
Jai alai fronton in
Mangonia Park and downing the 186-ft (57-m)
WJNO AM radio tower in
West Palm Beach
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into the
Intracoastal Waterway
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.
Around 70,000 people in or near West Palm Beach lost electricity after falling trees downed around one-third of
Florida Power & Light's main feeder lines.
[ ] Abnormally high tides damaged docks and piers,
while also flooding portions of South Ocean Boulevard between
Lake Worth and
Lantana
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. In
Palm Beach, several boats moored in the
Lake Worth Lagoon
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capsized.
Damage in the county totaled approximately $30 million, most of it incurred to crops.
Farther north, the storm deroofed a few structures and flooded some buildings in the
Treasure Coast
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, including the
Stuart City Hall. A 450-ft (140-m) crane was snapped in two at the
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
In
Vero Beach, a tornado caused major damage to a restaurant and deroofed a condominium and apartment building.
Some
clapboard-style homes in the county suffered major damage, especially in
Gifford and other low income communities. Heavy rains inundated portions of
State Road 60 with up to of water between
Interstate 95
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and
Yeehaw Junction because the
St. Johns River
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marsh had difficulty draining. Two tornadoes in
Brevard County caused damage. The first twister severely impacted or destroyed about 50 mobile homes and a condominium complex in
Melbourne Beach
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and a shopping center in
Palm Bay after crossing the
Indian River. The shopping center alone sustained about $1.5 million in damage. Another tornado was spawned in Cocoa, damaging a few roofs.
Georgia
Hurricane David made landfall in Georgia as a quickly weakening minimal hurricane, bringing a storm surge and heavy surf. Its inner core remained away from major cities, though
Savannah
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recorded sustained winds of and wind gusts of .
Although no major damage occurred in Savannah, high winds downed numerous power lines, leaving approximately 70,000 electrical customers without power,
some for up to two weeks after the storm. Many trees were downed along downtown streets.
Tybee Island and its vicinity may have experienced hurricane-force wind gusts.
Several homes on the island were partially deroofed.
[ ] In
Darien, the storm severely damaged a nursing home, flooded some streets, and downed tree limbs. Offshore, strong seas disrupted a portion of the coastal reef by moving a sunken ship . Tides produced by the storm also inundated the
Jekyll Island Causeway and the
F.J. Torras Causeway, which links
Brunswick to
St. Simons Island. Overall, David was responsible for approximately $5 million in damage in Georgia, much of it in
Chatham County, while two people drowned at
Jekyll Island due to heavy surf.
Rest of the East Coast
Upon entering South Carolina, David retained winds of up to hurricane force, though the highest recorded was sustained in
Charleston and a wind gust in
Hilton Head Island.
The storm spawned at least five tornadoes in the state, four of which caused damaged. The first such twister, spawned in
Georgetown, demolished five beachfront homes and severely damaged eight other homes and a condominium complex. A tornado touched down in
North Myrtle Beach destroyed a few roofs and caused damage to utilities. Minutes later, a second tornado in the city demolished some fishing piers, substantial damaged several dwellings and a motels, and ignited a few fires, which destroyed a condominium complex. A third tornado in North Myrtle Beach caused some degree of roof damage to about 80 percent of oceanfront homes in the Windy Hill Beach section of the city. The twister also demolished three piers and a motel. David caused approximately $10 million in damage in South Carolina.
Similar winds occurred in North Carolina, and lesser readings were recorded throughout the northeastern United States, excluding a wind gust on
Mount Washington in
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. In addition, David dropped heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at in
Cape Hatteras
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, North Carolina, with widespread reports of over . Storm surge was moderate, peaking at in Charleston and up to along much of the
eastern United States coastline.
Overall, damage was light in most areas, though it was very widespread. High winds and rain downed power lines in the New York City area, leaving 2.5 million people without electricity during the storm's passage. Had David not taken an unexpected very late turn, it would have likely toppled the Citicorp Building (53rd and Lexington), which was in the process of being fortified because the building could not withstand hurricane-level winds; a major tragedy affecting a square mile of Midtown Manhattan (including Grand Central Station, the UN, and Rockefeller Center), was avoided.
David also caused minor to moderate
beach erosion
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, as well as widespread crop damage from the flooding.
In addition, the hurricane spawned numerous
tornado
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es while moving through the Mid-Atlantic and New England, with associated prominent wind damage occurring even in inland communities. In
Virginia
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eight tornadoes formed across the southeastern portion of the state, of which six were F2's or greater on the
Fujita scale
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, including two rated F3 in
Fairfax County and
Newport News. The tornadoes caused 1 death, 19 injuries, damaged 270 homes, and destroyed 3 homes, amounting to $6 million in damage. In
Maryland
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, David's outer bands formed seven tornadoes,
including an
F2 in
Kingsville. In
New Castle County, Delaware
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, an F2 tornado damaged numerous homes and injured five.
Aftermath
Dominica
Immediately after the storm, lack of power prevented communications and the outside world had little knowledge of the extent of the damage in Dominica. A citizen named Fred White ended that by using a battery-operated ham radio to contact the world.
In response to the severe agricultural damage, the government initiated a food ration. By two months after the storm, assistance pledges amounted to over $37 million from various groups around the world. Similar to the aftermath of other natural disasters, the distribution of the aid raised concerns and accusations over the amount of food and material, or lack thereof, for the affected citizens.
The Hurricane destroyed some important landmarks, including a significant part of the ruins of the
Fort Young which had stood since the 1770s.
Looting
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was practiced in supermarkets, seaports, and homes; what was not destroyed by the hurricanes was stolen in the weeks after the storm.
The
destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...
was on its way back to the United Kingdom when the hurricane struck, and was turned back to provide emergency aid to the island. Sailing through mountainous seas, ''Fife'' docked in the main harbor at Roseau without assistance, and was the only outside help for several days. The crew provided work details and medical parties to offer assistance to the island and concentrated on the hospital buildings, the airstrip, and restoring power and water. The ship's helicopter (called ''Humphrey'') took medical aid into the hills to assist people who were cut off from getting to other help by fallen trees. The ship also used its radio systems to broadcast news and music to the island to inform the population of what was being done and how to get assistance. This was the first time a
Royal Navy
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ship had provided a public broadcast news service.
Dominican Republic
Immediately following the storm, more than 200,000 people left homeless sought refuge at churches and public buildings.
Tropical Storm Frederic struck the Dominican Republic only about a week after David, exacerbating recovery efforts. In September 1979, the Civil Defense Secretariat of the Dominican Republic provided assistance to approximately 1.8 million people via international organizations such as
Care International
CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, formerly Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded i ...
(CARE), the
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 ...
(CRS), the
Church World Service (CWS), and the
Peace Corps
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. Prior to David, these organizations had staged over of
P.L. 480 food commodities, which suffered little damage from the storm. CARE and CRS distributed an additional of P.L. 480 food commodities between October 1979 and September 1980. The Civil Defense Secretariat also ordered nearly all privately owned construction equipment be used to clear blocked roadways. Approximately 500,000 sheets galvanized roofing, manufactured locally, was purchased by the government of the Dominican Republic. Within two months, the National Housing Institute and private firms repaired over 12,000 homes. The Secretariat of Agriculture provided assistance with replanting 60–90-day crops. Businesses, non-governmental organizations, and volunteers within the Dominican Republic also contributed significantly, providing construction materials and bedding, clothing, and shoes. Thousands of family-sized food parcels were packed by volunteered and shipped to devastated areas.

The
United Nations
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and
intergovernmental organization
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s, including the
European Economic Community
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
,
Food and Agriculture Organization
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,
Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America. It serves as one of the leading sources of development financing for the countri ...
,
Organization of American States
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Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is ...
,
Pan American Health Organization
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,
United Nations Development Programme
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,
,
United Nations Children's Fund
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,
World Food Programme
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, and
World Bank
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, provided more than $139.2 million in material and monetary donations.
Cash donations and relief supplies were contributed from
Red Cross agencies throughout the world, including from
Australia
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, the Bahamas,
Belgium
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,
Canada
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, Chile,
Colombia
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, Denmark,
Finland
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,
Germany
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,
Honduras
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, Hungary,
Italy
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,
Japan
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,
Monaco
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,
New Zealand
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,
Norway
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,
Romania
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, Spain,
Sweden
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,
Switzerland
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,
Thailand
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, the
United Kingdom
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, the
United States
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, and Yugoslavia. Additionally France's
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF; pronounced ), known in some English-speaking settings as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zo ...
and Action d'urgence internationale and the United Kingdom's
Oxfam
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also provided money and supplies. Overall, contributions from these
non-governmental organization
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s totaled nearly $203.13 million.
The
United States Congress
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and
president
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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Arts and entertainment Film and television
*'' Præsident ...
Jimmy Carter
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approved legislation appropriating $15 million in aid to the Dominican Republic. By 1980, the United States government contributed funds and materials with a monetary value totaling just over $10.1 million. Aside from CARE, CRS, and CWS, non-governmental organizations based in the United States with significant donations of funds and supplies were the
American Institute for Free Labor Development,
Assemblies of God
The World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF), commonly known as the Assemblies of God (AG), is a global cooperative body or communion of over 170 Pentecostal denominations that was established on August 15, 1989. The WAGF was created to provi ...
,
Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is an international communion of Baptists, with an estimated 51 million people from 266 member bodies in 134 countries and territories as of 2024. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts f ...
, Brother's Brother Foundation,
Catholic Medical Mission Board,
Compassion International,
Direct Relief,
Lutheran World Relief,
MAP International
MAP International is a Christian nonprofit organization based out of Brunswick, Georgia. Their mission is to provide medicines and health supplies to those in need around the world.
History Establishment
MAP International was founded in 1954 ...
, Michigan Partners of the Americas, Missionary Enterprises,
Redemptorists
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scala ...
(Baltimore Province), Roman Catholic Episcopate of Puerto Rico,
Salesians of St. John Bosco,
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestantism, Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide m ...
,
Save the Children USA, Seventh-day Adventist World Service,
Sister Cities International
Sister Cities International (SCI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with the goal of facilitating partnerships between communities within the United States and other countries by establishing sister cities. Sister cities are agreements of ...
,
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist organization, the largest Protestant, and the second-largest Chr ...
,
World Relief, and
World Vision International
World Vision International is an interdenominational Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to provide care for children in Korea. In 1975, emerge ...
. These organizations combined gave over $2.5 million in aid. Other national governments contributing aid included Argentina, Austria, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, France, Germany, Haiti, Japan, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
United States
Despite the casualties and damages attributed to David, the storm's effects were not as bad as in other countries. In particular, South Florida escaped relatively lightly. Because of this, then NHC Director
Neil Frank
Neil Laverne Frank (born September 11, 1931) is an American meteorologist and former director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Florida. He was instrumental in advancing both the scientific and informational aspects of hurricane forecas ...
was accused of overly stirring up panic before the arrival of David. Two local psychiatrists even claimed that the experience would make residents more complacent towards future storms. However, the NHC defended their methods, with Frank stating: "If we hadn't
aised public alarmand our predictions had been more accurate, the consequences would have been disastrous."
One reporter who covered Hurricane David was Dick Baumbach, a journalist with TODAY newspaper, now known as ''
Florida Today
''Florida Today'' is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida. Al Neuharth of the Gannett corporation started the paper in 1966, and some of the things he did with this newspaper presaged what he would later do at ''USA Toda ...
''. He along with news photographer Scott Maclay followed the path of the hurricane from Miami to Central Florida. In Cocoa Beach, Baumbach decided to ride out the hurricane in his home with two other journalists. While it was a difficult and trying experience, all three reporters survived and ended up winning numerous awards.
The hurricane also interrupted the filming of the movie ''
Caddyshack
''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight (his final film role), Michael O'Keefe and Bill ...
'' that was taking place at the Rolling Hills Country Club in Fort Lauderdale.
Retirement
The name ''David'' was retired following this storm because of its devastation and high death toll; it will never be used again to name a tropical system in the North Atlantic.
It was replaced with ''Danny'' for the
1985 season.
See also
*
Other storms of the same name
*
List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
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*
List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
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The Tropical cyclone namin ...
*
Hurricane Matthew (2016) – Similar storm which took a similar track near the Southeastern United States
*
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria, Maria two weeks later. At the time, it was considered ...
(2017) – Another category 5 that affected the Caribbean
*
Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. It is the ...
(2017) – Another Category 5, regarded as the worst natural disaster on record to affect Dominica
References
External links
Radar loop of Hurricane DavidSatellite loop of David, Elena, Frederic, and Gloria(archived April 26, 2006)
(archived February 10, 2006)
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David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
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David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
1979 in Dominica
1979 in the Dominican Republic
1979 natural disasters in the United States
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