1874 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1874 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | July 2, 1874 |
| Last system dissipated | November 4, 1874 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Seven |
| • Maximum winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 7 |
| Total storms | 7 |
| Hurricanes | 4 |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 2 – July 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 3 – August 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 29 – September 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 980 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 8 – September 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 25 – September 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 31 – November 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1874 Atlantic hurricane season was a relatively inactive one, in which seven tropical cyclones developed. Four storms intensified into hurricanes, but none attained major hurricane (Category 3+) status. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated.
The first storm of the season developed on July 2, and the final storm was last sighted on November 4, while situated just to the north of the Bahamas. Most of the systems directly impacted land. A tropical storm that developed in the Bay of Campeche during the month of September destroyed the Brazos Santiago lighthouse. in the state of Texas. The sixth storm of the season, and also the third hurricane, made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane before making a second landfall in South Carolina at the same intensity. The seventh, final, and strongest system of the season developed in the Caribbean on the last day of October, and made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 2 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm by the time it made a second landfall in Eastern Cuba. The storm was last sighted to the north of the Bahamas on November 4, as a Category 1 hurricane.
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) officially recognizes seven tropical cyclones from the 1874 season. Four storms attained hurricane status, with winds of 75 mph (119 km/h) or greater. The seventh hurricane of the season was the most intense, with maximum sustained winds up to 100 mph (165 km/h). The first storm of the season was a tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico during the month of July. The system made landfall near Galveston, Texas on July 5, although it is unknown whether any damages or fatalities were caused as a result of the storm. The second and third systems of the season were both hurricanes, with winds up to 80 mph (130 km/h) and 90 mph (150 km/h) respectively. The first system made landfall in Newfoundland as a tropical storm. In early September, another tropical system developed in the Bay of Campeche and made landfall in Northeast Mexico with winds up to 60 mph (95 km/h). The fifth storm of the season formed northeast of the Bahamas on September 8, and moved northward before turning to the north-northeast. It was last sighted to the south of Newfoundland on September 11. The next system developed in the western Caribbean on the last day of October, before crossing over the Yucatan Peninsula and making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm briefly weakened to a tropical storm over the state before restrengthening into a hurricane off the coast of Georgia. It made a second landfall in South Carolina on September 28, and became extratropical on September 30, while moving across the northeast. This was the first hurricane to ever be shown on a weather map. The seventh, and final, hurricane of the season was also the most intense of the year. It developed several hundred miles north of Panama on the last day of October, before striking Jamaica as a Category 2 hurricane. It weakened to a tropical storm before making landfall in Eastern Cuba, but later strengthened into a hurricane again while north of the Bahamas, where it was last sighted on November 4.
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