▁period ▁was ▁H urr icane ▁Don na ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁strong est ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁record ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Additionally , ▁H urr ican es ▁E asy , ▁King , ▁Is bell , ▁and ▁B ets y ▁hit ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁major ▁h urr ican es . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 5 9 ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 – ▁H urr icane ▁Baker ▁strik es ▁near ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama , ▁with ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁circul ation ▁producing ▁moder ate ▁damage ▁from ▁strong ▁wind s ▁and ▁two ▁torn ado es ▁across ▁the ▁Florida ▁Pan handle . ▁He avy ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁wind s ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁c rop ▁damage . ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 – ▁H urr icane ▁E asy ▁moves ▁ash ore ▁near ▁C ed ar ▁Key ▁and ▁later ▁near ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁after ▁looping ▁off sh ore . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁causes ▁locally ▁heavy ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁area , ▁total ing ▁$ 3 . 3   mill ion ▁( 1 9 5 0   US D , ▁$ 2 9 . 5   mill ion ▁ 2 0 0 8   US D ). ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁err atic ▁motion , ▁E asy ▁dro ps ▁heavy ▁ra inf all ▁pe aking ▁at ▁ 3 8 . 7  