据大西洋海洋学和气象学实验室飓风研究部的记录,艾琳娜给佛罗里达州、阿拉巴马州和密西西比州带去了达到三级飓风强度的狂风(大于或等于每小时179公里)[30]。美国红十字会的报告称这场飓风摧毁了数百套单户型住宅,另有超过1.7万套受到一定程度的破坏;数以千计的移动房屋、公寓和共管公寓受损或彻底被毁。美国国家飓风中心的一位预报员认为,受飓风影响最为严重的当属阿拉巴马州多芬岛和密西西比州帕斯卡古拉及其周边地区[31]。路易斯安那州、密西西比州、阿拉巴马州和佛罗里达州的大面积地区都受到了相当严重的破坏,并且向西远至德克萨斯州卡梅伦县南帕诸岛(South Padre Island),向北直至肯塔基州都受到了风暴的摧残。艾琳娜在墨西哥湾及4个州内共计夺走了9条人命,飓风沿途有134人需入院治疗,其中许多都是因风暴导致的压力所致[32]。大片地区受到停电的困扰,影响了约55万电力用户[33]。根据美国国家气候数据中心的统计数字,全美共计遭受了13亿美元(1985年美元,相当于2024年的36.8億美元)的经济损失[34]。
艾琳娜的行进轨迹与阿巴拉契科拉到彭萨科拉海滩之间的佛罗里达西北狭长地带海岸线平行,给这些地方造成了特别严重的影响,导致了严重的财产损失[59]。阿巴拉契科拉有多幢大型建筑的屋顶被狂风撕开[60],佛罗里达州自然资源部的数据显示富兰克林县有20套住宅和一幢社区建筑受损或被毁[42]:15。该县海滨及包括多格岛(Dog Island)在内多个岛屿上的建筑物普遍出现了结构失效的严重问题,不过这其中大部分的建筑质量都不是很理想[42]:8。全县有数英里长的道路受到严重破坏,还有约800米的防水墙被毁[42]:15。通往圣乔治岛(St. George Island)的堤道因海堤高度不够导致关键部分受到侵蚀,堤道因此坍塌[42]:8。艾斯康比亚县受到了约200万美元(1985年美元,相当于2024年的567萬美元)的破坏,佛罗里达州西北狭长地带其他大部分地区的建筑破坏程度有限,但彭萨科拉地区还是有10万人家中停电[61]。湾县圣布拉斯海角(Cape San Blas)南端的地貌也因这场风暴而改变[62]。飓风毁掉了老鹰的巢穴,造成淡水鱼死亡,还对圣文森国家野生动物保护区和圣马克国家野生动物保护区的其他种类野生动物构成冲击[47]。圣乔治岛和蜜月岛也受到一定程度影响,但程度上虽仍相当可观,但还是不及其它多个保护区严重[36]:D-21。98号美国国道在这一地区紧挨海岸线延伸,共有20余处路段受到破坏,需要进行大规模的修补[63]。
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