Having defied initial forecasts, Hurricane Elena drifted on its new course toward the coast of northwest Florida.

The threat of Hurricane Elena also triggered an unprecedented mass transfer of medical and nursing home patients.

Pinellas County suffered some of the worst damage from Hurricane Elena in Florida.

An estimated 300 homes in the state were destroyed by Hurricane Elena, and another 1,345 sustained lighter damage.

Before Hurricane Elena, there was a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 23.

A second candidate, Hurricane Elena, stayed too far out to sea.

Two pensioners lost their second home - the first was wiped out by Hurricane Elena in 1985.

Hurricane Elena most often refers to a 1985 category 3 hurricane.

The final tropical cyclone, Hurricane Elena, formed on October 12.

Hurricane Elena followed a similar path in 1985, but did not make landfall.