1880 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1880 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
June 21, 1880 (Tropical Storm One) |
| Last system dissipated |
October 23, 1880 (Tropical Storm Eleven) |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Eight |
| • Maximum winds |
140 mph (220 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
928 mbar (hPa; 27.4 inHg) |
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| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
11 |
| Hurricanes |
9 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
133+ |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 21 – June 25 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 4 – August 14 |
| Peak intensity |
150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 931 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 15 – August 20 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 24 – September 1 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 972 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 26 – September 4 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 6 – September 10 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 8 – September 10 |
| Peak intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 27 – October 4 |
| Peak intensity |
140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 928 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 5 – October 10 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
The 1880 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and fall of 1880. This is the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. In the 1880 Atlantic season there were two tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and two major hurricanes (Category 3+). 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. Of the known 1880 cyclones, Hurricane Six was first documented in 1995 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz. They also proposed large changes to the known tracks of several other storms for this year and 're-instated' Hurricane Ten to the database.
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) recognizes eleven tropical cyclones for the 1880 season. In the 1880 there were two tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and two major hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. Several of the storms caused considerable loss of life. Tropical Storm One impacted the Texas coast in late June. Hurricane Two was, at one point, an intense Category 4 hurricane. It caused extensive destruction and loss of life at Matamoros, Mexico and at Port Isabel, Texas. Hurricane Three impacted Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas; it caused thirty deaths in Jamaica. Hurricane Four made two landfalls, both in Florida. The first was near St.Augustine on August 29 as a Category 2 hurricane and the second was on the Panhandle as a tropical storm. The storm caused a shipwreck resulting in several deaths. Hurricane Five was a Category 1 hurricane active between August 26 and September 4, which remained at sea. Hurricane Six originated as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, which having crossed the Florida peninsula developed into a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of South Carolina on September 9. Hurricane Seven was a Category 1 hurricane first seen on September 8 off the coast of Georgia. It moved northwards and on September 10 hit Newfoundland as a tropical storm. Hurricane Eight was an intense Category 4 hurricane active at the end of September and start of October. It did not make landfall anywhere but was responsible for several shipwrecks. Hurricane Nine developed from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. It impacted both the Yucatán Peninsula and Florida and brought violent gales along the Florida coast between Cape Hatteras and Jacksonville. Hurricane Ten was a Category 1 hurricane that formed south of Bermuda on October 10. Although it never made landfall and weakened first to a tropical storm then to an extratropical storm within a week, it did strike several ships. The last storm of the year was Tropical Storm Eleven which is known to have existed for three days in October to the north-east of the Abaco Islands.
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