Hurricane Debbie (1961)
Northern Ireland
### Northern Ireland

[thumb\|250px\|Surface weather analysis of Debbie as an extratropical cyclone over northwestern Europe on 16 September](/wiki/File:Hurricane_Debbie_surface_analysis_September_16%2C_1961.png "Hurricane Debbie surface analysis September 16, 1961.png")
Exceptionally strong winds from the storm buffeted parts of [Northern Ireland](/wiki/Northern_Ireland "Northern Ireland"). The winds downed tens of thousands of trees and more than 1,000 telephone lines across the region.  Countless roads across Northern Ireland were blocked by debris and major rail lines had to suspend service.  There was severe damage in the city of [Derry](/wiki/Derry "Derry") where a newly built school was destroyed. Losses in the city alone amounted to [£](/wiki/Pound_sterling "Pound sterling")500,000 (US$1\.4 million). In [Lagan Valley](/wiki/Lagan_Valley "Lagan Valley"), a brick community hall was destroyed. An estimated 200 homes and two churches in [Strabane](/wiki/Strabane "Strabane") were damaged. The town's labour exchange building was severely damaged as well. In a local cemetery, many tombstones were uprooted from concrete foundations and destroyed.  A newly built fire station in [Clogher](/wiki/Clogher "Clogher") collapsed after its roof was blown off. Several people were injured in [Belfast](/wiki/Belfast "Belfast") after a glass ceiling collapsed in a bus station and a piece of corrugated roofing blew in from a nearby building.

Six people were killed in Northern Ireland, mostly due to fallen trees: two in [County Fermanagh](/wiki/County_Fermanagh "County Fermanagh") and one each in [Cookstown](/wiki/Cookstown "Cookstown"), [Dungannon](/wiki/Dungannon "Dungannon"), [Omagh](/wiki/Omagh "Omagh"), and elsewhere in Tyrone.  The cereal crop in Northern Ireland suffered greatly due to Debbie, with half of the yield being lost. Losses from the crop were estimated at £1 million (US$2\.8 million). In the wake of the storm, military ambulances from the [Royal Army Medical Corps](/wiki/Royal_Army_Medical_Corps "Royal Army Medical Corps") were dispatched to parts of West Tyrone.  Power repair crews were dispatched for nearly a week repairing downed wires across Northern Ireland. Many public authorities paid tribute to the workers for their tireless work.


Where did the majority of deaths occur?