After moving Motion inland , it transitioned Change into an extratropical cyclone Catastrophe and dissipated Change over Ontario on September 23 .

The cyclone Catastrophe initially weakened Cause_change_of_strength quickly after moving Motion inland , falling Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Category 1 status early the next day .

After moving Motion inland , the small hurricane Catastrophe curved Motion_directional northeastward and rapidly lost Earnings_and_losses its intensity , merging Cause_to_amalgamate with a frontal system over the southern Appalachian Mountains on August 29 .

Once inland , the storm Catastrophe executed a sharp curve Motion to the north and quickly weakened Cause_change_of_strength , degenerating Change into a tropical storm Catastrophe on August 8 before dissipating Change over Arkansas on August 10 .

Reports Statement of a potentially destructive hurricane Catastrophe near the United States Gulf Coast forced Causation thousands of residents in low-lying areas to evacuate Escaping prior to the storm Catastrophe moving Motion inland .

After moving Motion inland , Caroline quickly weakened Cause_change_of_strength and dissipated Dispersal over the mountainous terrain of northeastern Mexico on September 1 .

The storm Catastrophe continued Motion inland , passing Motion_directional directly over Ciudad Obregón before dissipating Dispersal south-southeast of Sierra Vista , Arizona .

Rainfall was reported Reporting as far inland as Utah .

While the storm primarily affected areas of southern Florida and Louisiana , lesser effects were felt Perception_active in the Bahamas and as far inland in the United States as the Ohio River Valley .

Once inland , Betsy was slow to weaken Cause_change_of_strength , and persisted for two more days before degenerating Destroying into an extratropical storm ; these remnants lasted until September 13 .

Further inland , effects Influence wrought by Betsy were considerably weaker , though precipitation caused Causation by the storm extended Expansion as far northeast as Pennsylvania .

Once inland , Chris quickly weakened Cause_change_of_strength , and by early on the following day , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical depression over South Carolina .

In addition to its damage inland , the hurricane greatly disrupted Damaging offshore oil production , and at its time was the costliest tropical cyclone for Louisiana 's offshore oil production .

Resort areas near the coast experienced Know minor effects , though further inland the damage was more severe .