Bessie Lou's Blog

I grew up being called Hurricane Hilda. (That is my first name). I was given the name Hilda in March of 1964, named after an aunt by marriage to my mother's uncle. However, that same year, there was a real Hurricane Hilda. I am not fond of having the name of a deadly hurricane. I wish we could just go to letters: Hurricane A, Hurricane B, Hurricane C
From Wiki:

Hurricane Hilda was the third hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season. Originating near Cuba, the cyclone intensified while moving through the Gulf of Mexico, and became a category 4 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before striking Louisiana in early October. In combination with a frontal zone located across the Southeast United States, the hurricane spread heavy rains through the South through the Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic States. Hilda led to significant damage to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as US$126 million (1964 dollars) in damage, and 38 deaths.

Hilda originated from a slow-moving easterly wave that was moving westward through the Caribbean Sea. On the morning of September 28, a weak cyclonic circulation formed just off of Cuba and intensified as it moved westward. It became a storm after passing the western tip of Cuba.

Hilda moved at about 9 mph and entered the Gulf of Mexico, intensifying steadily. The storm reached hurricane status, reaching its peak intensity on October 1 of 150 mph and a minimal pressure of 941 millibars. Hilda turned northward on October 1 at an average speed of 6 mph for two days. Hilda made landfa

yea.....
I was named Bessie in March (1st) of 1965.

Their are a lot of retired hurricane names....check out that blog.