1899 Atlantic hurricane season

1899 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season | name=1899 Atlantic hurricane season
first storm formed=June 26, 1899
last storm dissipated=November 10, 1899
strongest storm=Hurricane San Ciriaco- 130 knots (150 mph)
total storms=9
major storms=2
total da

(1899 USD)
total fatalities=3439
basin=Atlantic hurricane
five seasons=1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
The 1899 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1899. The season was average, with 9 tropical storms, of which 5 became hurricanes.

torms

Tropical Storm One

The first tropical storm of the season was first detected in the Northern Gulf of Mexico as a 35 knot tropical storm. It made landfall in Texas at that strength on the 27th, quickly weakened to a tropical depression and then dissipated.

Hurricane Two

A hurricane hit southern Hispaniola on July 28, 1899. It moved northwestward, weakening to a tropical storm. It turned more northward over the Gulf of Mexico, reached a peak of 95 mph winds, and hit the Florida Panhandle on the 1st near Apalachicola, Florida doing much damage. The town of Carrabelle was nearly leveled and the town of McIntyre, Florida was leveled. The greatest damage occurred on Dog Island where over 15 large ships were destroyed. The hurricane dissipated shortly thereafter, resulting in 6 casualties and $575,000 in damage (1899 dollars).

Hurricane Three

The next storm, known as Hurricane San Ciriaco, formed on August 3, 1899 half-way between Africa and South America in the Atlantic. It continued westward, striking the Lesser Antilles and made landfall in Puerto Rico as a 150 mph Category 4 hurricane, on August 8, 1899 the namesday of San Ciriaco. The hurricane was tied with Hurricane Ginger for the longest on record, lasting for 31 days, 28 of which it was tropical.

Hurricane Four

Another storm formed to the east of the Lesser Antilles on August 29, 1899. It went west through the Lessers, curved upwards, and struck Haiti at Category 1 strength with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds. It then swerved through the Bahamas as a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds. It then moved north-northwest out into the Atlantic, where it continued to linger until finally dissipating on September 8, 1899.

Hurricane Five

The next storm formed in half-way between Africa and South America on September 3, 1899. It turned west-northwest and got up to Category 3 strength with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds without striking any land. Near the Bahamas, it turned north-northeast and passed over Bermuda as a strong hurricane. The pressure fell to 939 mb/27.73 inches at that island by 2 am on September 13, 1899 (Beware the Hurricane, Tucker) and was their worst storm since 1839. The system moved northward and clipped Newfoundland as it was becoming an extratropical storm on September 15, 1899.

Tropical Storm Six

A storm formed to the south of Cuba on October 2, 1899. It curved around Cuba and hit Gainesville, Florida as a tropical storm with 45 mph (72 km/h) winds. It then continued out into sea, and hit the eastern-most edge of Canada. It then moved out and dissipated on October 8, 1899.

Tropical Storm Seven

A tropical storm existed from October 10, 1899 to the 14th in the open Tropical Atlantic, reaching a peak intensity of 45 mph winds.

Hurricane Eight

A storm formed north of Panama, on October 26, 1899. The continued north and hit Cuba as an 80 mph (129 km/h) Category 1 hurricane, then South Carolina with 90 mph (145 km/h) winds. It became extratropical on the 1st, after causing moderate damage.

Tropical Storm Nine

Another storm formed north of Panama, on November 7, 1899. It moved north to hit Cuba, but dissipated on the 10th before causing any damage to land.

See also

* List of tropical cyclones
* List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

References

Printed Media

* Terry Tucker. Beware the Hurricane! Hamilton Press: Bermuda, 1966.

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1899.pdf Monthly Weather Review]


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