icane ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Atlantic ▁h urr icane ▁season . ▁The ▁fifth ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Em my ▁developed ▁from ▁a ▁tropical ▁wave ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes . ▁After ▁changing ▁its ▁direction ▁three ▁times ▁over ▁several ▁days , ▁during ▁which ▁it ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁intensity ▁of ▁ 1 0 5   m ph ▁( 1 7 0   km / h ), ▁it ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁slowly ▁weak ened . ▁Em my ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Az ores ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁day ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁approaching ▁H urr icane ▁Frances . ▁ ▁Em my ▁passed ▁within ▁ 1 3 5   m iles ▁( 2 1 5   km ) ▁of ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes , ▁though ▁only ▁minor ▁effects ▁were ▁experienced . ▁No ▁damage ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Az ores , ▁though ▁strong ▁wind s ▁from ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁caused ▁a ▁Venez uel an ▁air ▁force ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁flight ▁to ▁crash ▁near ▁La jes ▁Field , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 6 8 ▁ab o ard . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁history ▁▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁moved ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁between ▁August ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 6 . ▁The ▁wave ▁moved ▁west ward ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0   m ph ▁( 2 4 ▁to ▁ 3 2   km /