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Hurricane Klaus hitting Martinique

Hurricane Klaus was a Category 1 hurricane that formed in October of the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season. As a tropical cyclone, it developed from a tropical wave and moved through the Lesser Antilles. After causing torrential flooding in Martinique, it weakened before dissipating over the Bahamas. In Martinique, the storm killed 6 people and left 1,500 homeless.

A portion of Klaus's circulation developed Tropical Storm Marco. Marco, when combined with the remnants of Klaus and a stationary cold front, produced torrential rainfall over the southeastern United States. The system dropped up to 12 inches of rain in some locations, resulting in 12 deaths and $231 million (2005 USD) in damage.

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