Formed August 29, 1960
Dissipated September 14, 1960
Highest winds 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure 930 mbar (hPa; 27.47 inHg)
Fatalities 364 direct
Damage $3.3 billion (1960 USD)
$22.48 billion (2006 USD)
Areas affected Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, every state on the U.S. East Coast from Florida to Maine, Atlantic Canada (Most land areas ever affected by an Atlantic hurricane)
Donna holds the record for retaining "major hurricane" status (category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) in the Atlantic Basin for the longest period of time on record. For nine days, September 2 to September 11, Donna consistently had sustained winds of at least 115 mph. From the moment it became a tropical depression to when it dissipated after becoming an extratropical storm, Donna roamed the Atlantic from August 29 to September 14, a total of 17 days. While crossing the Atlantic Donna briefly achieved Category 5 strength.
