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and continued inland, gradually accelerating. It likely attained tropical storm status at around 1200 UTC on July 28 while its center was situated west of Tampa. The cyclone was named Brenda after
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aircraft confirmed that it had reached tropical storm strength.
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861:"Preliminary Report on Tropical Storm Brenda July 29–30, 1960"
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
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Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
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589:"The Hurricane Season of 1960"
558:List of New England hurricanes
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887:"Brenda Storm Lashes Coast"
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