Who would have thunk it, 1900, worst hurricane to hit United States (started in the Atlantic by the way). It also wreaked terror on the midwest and Canada. But let's not bring that into the discussion to someone that is worried about the heat in one summer.
Early on August 27, a ship encountered the first tropical storm of the season, while located about 1,160 mi (1,865 km) east of the southernmost islands of
Cape Verde. It slowly strengthened while moving steadily west-northwestward and entered the northeastern Caribbean on August 30. The storm moved south of
Puerto Rico and made landfall in
Dominican Republic as a weak tropical storm on September 2. It weakened slightly while crossing
Hispaniola, before re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea later that day. On September 3, the cyclone struck modern day
Santiago de Cuba Province and then slowly drifted along the southern coast of Cuba. Upon reaching the
Gulf of Mexico on September 6, the storm strengthened into a hurricane, while situated near
Dry Tortugas.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-HURDAT-5][4][/url]
Significant intensification followed and the system peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (233 km/h) on September 8. Early on the next day, it made landfall near modern-day
Jamaica Beach, Texas, with winds of 140 mph (225 km/h). Around that time, its minimum
barometric pressure of 936 mbar (27.6 inHg) was observed. It weakened quickly after moving inland and fell to tropical storm intensity late on September 9. The storm turned east-northeastward and became
extratropical over
Iowa on September 11. The extratropical system strengthened while accelerating across the
Midwestern United States,
Ontario,
Quebec, northern
New England, and then
New Brunswick before reaching the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence on September 13. Later that day, the extratropical remnants struck
Newfoundland. It then reached the far North Atlantic Ocean and began to weaken, finally dissipating near
Iceland on September 15.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-HURDAT-5][4][/url]
The storm brought heavy rainfall to
Cuba, with up to 12.58 in (320 mm) in a 24hour period in the city of
Santiago de Cuba. Much of
Florida experienced tropical storm force winds, though no damage occurred.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-mwr-11][10][/url] Hurricane-force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern
Louisiana, though no significant damage or fatalities were reported.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-roth-14][13][/url] In Texas, strong winds were reported in the Galveston area, reaching 120 mph (190 km/h).[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-cline-15][14][/url] Storm surge cresting between 8 and 15 ft (2.4 and 4.6 m) inundated the entirety of
Galveston Island.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-hurricanehistory-16][15][/url] Every house sustained damage, with at least 3,636 destroyed.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-cline-15][14][/url] In Galveston alone, approximately 10,000 were left homeless, out of a total population of 37,000.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-17][16][/url]
The actual death toll is unknown, though it is thought to be at least 8,000. Thus, the 1900 Galveston hurricane was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-frank-7][6][/url] Property damage from the storm in Galveston alone was estimated at $30 million.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-cline-15][14][/url] Farther north, the storm and its remnants continued to produce heavy rains and gusty winds across the
Midwestern United States,
Mid-Atlantic, and
New England.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-Partagas1-18][17][/url] The storm downed telegraph wires, signs, and trees in several states and caused 15 deaths in
Ohio;[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-19][18][/url] 6 in
Wisconsin;[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-20][19][/url] 2 each in
Illinois and
New York;[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-21][20][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-22][21][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-23][22][/url] and 1 each in
Massachusetts and
Missouri.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-24][23][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-25][24][/url] The remnants brought severe impact to Canada. In the province of Ontario, damage reached about $1.35 million, with about $1 million incurred to crops. There were at least 107 deaths in Canada, mostly due to sunken vessels near Newfoundland and the French territory of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Atlantic_hurricane_season#cite_note-GHCA-10][9][/url]
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