Aftermath
See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane namesOn September 11, President Bill Clinton declared a major disaster in 68 of the 78 Municipalities of Puerto Rico; this allowed federal funding for debris removal, repairing public roads and buildings, and assistance to individually affected residents.
The name Hortense was retired in the Spring of 1997 because of this hurricane, and will not be used again in this basin. It was replaced with Hanna in the 2002 season.
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“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)