Evening star., 1960-09-09


keys.
Highway May Close
Tidewater might start over
flowing some. Of the. keys be-
tween the mainland and Key
West by early afternoon, the
noon CEDT) advisory said. That
would close the U. S. No. l
highway-the only overland
connection of Key West with
the mainland. The advisory
continued,
Extend hurricane warnings
on the East Florida Coast to
Fort Lauderdale and on the
Florida Gulf Coast to Punta
Gorda. Continue gale warnings
north of Fort Lauderdale to
Vero Beach and the hurricane
watch northward to Melbourne.
Extend gale warnings on the
Gulf Coast gnorthward from
Punta Gorda to st. Marks, in
cluding Lake Okeechobee.
"A dangerous hurricane now
threatens most of extreme
South Florida. The extension
Of hurricane, warnings through
Dade County to Fort Lauder
dale is based on a slight intensi-
fication of the hurricane and a
very slight displacement north
ward of the track previously
forecast.
Safety precautions should
be rushed with all possible ur-
gency in the area of hurricane
display and completed at the
earliest possible moment from
Fort Lauderdale to Key West
and by evening on the Gulf
Coast.
Keys to. Be Flooded
I'm the hurricane area storm
tides will range from around 6 \
to Z feet over most Of the keys
from Key Largo southwest
ward, with heights ranging up
to as much as II feet In q few
places most susceptible to-
storm tides. Tides in the Card
Sound Homestead area should
range from 5 to 5 feet and
north of Homestead from 2 to
4 feet above normal. with mi
nor flooding. Increasing tides
in hurricane warning display
area Southwest Florida Coast |
tonight S's 4
"At last report hurricane i
winds were still continuing on
Andres Island. and gale force |
to hurricane winds win occur |
along much Of the North Coast |
of Cuba from Cayo Romano |
westward, with heavy rains
and high tides. Heavy squalls
are expected over much Of the
remainder Of Cuba with squalls
of gale force and some high
tides on the south coast.
TT is emphasized that thisF
is an emergency. warning in, the
area of hurricane display and
particularly on the Florida keys.
1t IS extremely urgent that all
places within reach Of the fore
cast tide levels be evacuated
Immediately. Water could be-
gin to overflow the overseas
highway at several of its low
est points by early afternoon.
154 Miles From Miami =
"At noon (EDT) the center |
of severe hurricane Donna was
about 154 miles south SOUTH |
east of Miami and the same |
distance east southeast OF Key |
West. The hurricane Is moving
toward the west northwest at |
about IL m.p.h. No material
change is expected in intensity, |
speed or direction during the
next IL hours: II
Highest winds continue
about $50 m.p.h. over a small
area near the. center. Winds
of hurricane force extend out
ward 125 miles in the northeast /
semicircle and 80 miles to the !
southwest. Winds Of gale force
extend outward ESQ miles to
the northeast and 140 miles in
the southwest sernicircle. -"
Squalls Hitting Miami
AS the huge hurricane lum-1
bered slowly toward the Florida
Straits separating Florida and /
Cuba, increasing winds and
rain squalls spread across South
Florida. AS far north as Miami,
sporadic squalls began soon .
after daybreak and gusts of
wind approaching SO miles an
hour were recorded by mid
morning.
Key West, a city Of $4,000
lying 80 miles north Of Havana,
boarded up and prepared to
wait out the storm. The huge
naval installation there was
buttoned up. All vessels put out
to sea and aircraft were ferried
northward. Navy sound trucks
roamed city streets last night,
giving hurricane warnings and
advice.
Hundreds Of Key Westers
and persons living along the
chain Of islands reaching 100
miles north ward to Miami