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Hurricane Audrey was the first major hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season. Audrey was the only storm to reach Category 4 status in June. A powerful hurricane, Audrey caused catastrophic damage across eastern Texas and western Louisiana. It then affected the South Central United States as a powerful extratropical storm. The heaviest rainfall directly from Audrey fell near the Gulf coast, though heavy rainfall across the Midwest was caused by its moisture flowing towards a weather front to the north. In its wake, Audrey left $1 billion (2005 USD) in damage and 416 fatalities. At the time period, the devastation from Hurricane Audrey was the worst since the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.

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References

1. ^ Eric S. Blake, Edward N. Rappaport, Christopher W. Landsea (2007). "The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones From 1851 to 2006". National Hurricane Center . http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NWS-TPC-5.pdf . Retrieved 2007-06-23 .  
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Monthly Weather Review MWR Report on Audrey URL Accessed:June 21, 2006
3. ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (Hurdat)". National Hurricane Center . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2010-03-01 . http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tracks1851to2009_atl_reanal.txt . Retrieved 2010-03-20 .