Hurricane Babe was the second named storm and the first to impact Influence the United States during the below-average 1977 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season .

Forming Coming_to_be out of a tropical wave on September 3 , Babe began Process_start as a subtropical cyclone in the eastern Gulf of Mexico .

Later that day , Babe intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane Catastrophe and attained Getting its peak strength with winds of 75 mph ( 120 km/h ) and a barometric pressure of 995 mbar ( hPa ; 29.38 inHg ) .

By September 6 , Babe had weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical depression and later dissipated Dispersal early on September 9 over North Carolina .

Hurricane Babe produced Creating minimal impact throughout its path in the United States .

An additional $ 3 million ( 1977 USD ; $ 2019 USD ) in losses resulted Causation from tornadoes spawned Causation by Babe .

Coincidentally , a typhoon , also named Babe , existed Presence at exactly the same time as Hurricane Babe .

Coincidentally , a typhoon , also named Babe , existed Presence at exactly the same time as Hurricane Babe .