Weathering the storm of 1961: We watched 30 large trees uprooted

Ryle Dwyer recalls the last time a hurricane hit with Debbie back in 1961, killing 15 people.

Ex-hurricane Ophelia has been categorised as one the worst storms to hit this country since Hurricane Debbie, a category 3 hurricane, which struck on September 16, 1961. Unlike, the recent storm, there was comparatively little warning of Hurricane Debbie.

Weather forecasting was not nearly as sophisticated then, as it has become.