Impact
The name Audrey was soon retired and will never be used again to name a hurricane. Because of this, it was the only use of the name Audrey for the Atlantic Basin. Hurricane Audrey left $147 million (1957 USD) in damage and at least 416 fatalities in the US, most in eastern Texas and western Louisiana. Audrey is ranked as the sixth deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since accurate record-keeping began in 1900. No future hurricane caused as many fatalities in the United States until Katrina in 2005.
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