Hurricane Catastrophe Hilda was a strong Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe that was the second in a succession of three hurricanes Catastrophe to strike Attack near Tampico , Mexico .

The eighth named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe of the 1955 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season , Hilda formed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave on September 10 near the Lesser Antilles .

In the eastern Cuban city of Baracoa , Hilda severely damaged Damaging the oldest church in the country .

After reaching Arriving the Gulf of Mexico , Hilda strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to reach Arriving peak winds of 125 mph ( 205 km/h ) late on September 18 .

Hilda struck Attack the city early on September 19 , with gusts estimated at .

Ongoing flooding Catastrophe caused Causation an outbreak Process_start of dysentery Bodily_harm , and about 10 days after Hilda struck Attack , Hurricane Catastrophe Janet struck Attack the same region and caused Causation further flooding Catastrophe and damage Damaging .

Hurricane Hilda was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season and ravaged Destroying areas of the United States Gulf Coast , particularly Louisiana .

Lasting for seven days as a tropical cyclone , Hilda caused Causation US $ 126 million in damage and 38 deaths .

Hilda developed Coming_to_be over the southern shores of Cuba on September 28 as a tropical depression , tracking Motion westward in an area of favorable conditions and reaching Achieve tropical storm intensity the next day .

Once situated Placing in the Gulf of Mexico , Hilda strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane and began Process_start a slow trawl northward , rapidly intensifying Cause_change_of_strength to its peak intensity with winds of 150 mph ( 240 km/h ) on October 1 , making it a Category 4 hurricane equivalent .

Slight weakening Cause_change_of_strength occurred Presence as Hilda made Creating landfall on the southern Louisiana coast on October 3 .

The weakened Cause_change_of_strength remnants of Hilda merged Cause_to_amalgamate with a cold front a day after landfall Motion and dissipated Dispersal on October 5 .

Hilda led to Causation significant damage to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico , as well as $ 126 million ( 1964 USD ) in damage , and 38 deaths .