  in ches ▁( 1 5 2   mm ) ▁in ▁T alla has see . ▁Dam age ▁from ▁the ▁storm ▁is ▁minor , ▁and ▁no ▁death s ▁or ▁inj uries ▁are ▁reported . ▁ ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 – ▁H urr icane ▁B ets y ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁Florida ▁Ke ys ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁h urr icane , ▁producing ▁moder ate ▁ra inf all ▁reaching ▁ 1 1 . 8   in ches ▁( 3 0 0   mm ) ▁at ▁Plant ation ▁Key ▁and ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁reaching ▁an ▁estimated ▁peak ▁of ▁ 1 6 0   m ph ▁( 2 5 5   km / h ) ▁in ▁North ▁Key ▁L argo . ▁The ▁ra inf all ▁provided ▁relief ▁to ▁a ▁water ▁short age ▁in ▁the ▁Ever gl ades , ▁while ▁strong ▁waves ▁and ▁high ▁t ides ▁causes ▁considerable ▁flo oding ▁in ▁coast al ▁and ▁low - lying ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁B ets y ▁results ▁in ▁ 4   de ath s ▁and ▁$ 1 3 9 . 3   mill ion ▁in ▁damage ▁( 1 9 6 5   US D , ▁$ 9 5 3   mill ion ▁ 2 0 0 8   US D ) ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁B ets y ▁would ▁enter ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁cause ▁much ▁greater ▁dev ast ation ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁the ▁storm ▁caused ▁ 7 6