1889 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1889 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 16, 1889 |
| Last system dissipated | October 7, 1889 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Six |
| • Maximum winds | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 9 |
| Hurricanes | 6 |
| Total fatalities | 40 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 16 – May 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 15 – June 20 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 19 – August 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) ≤996 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 1 – September 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) ≤981 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 12 – September 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 12 – September 19 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 29 – October 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 5 – October 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) ≤1002 mbar (hPa) |
The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1889. In the 1889 Atlantic season there were three tropical storms and six hurricanes. However, due to scarce technology and the fact that only storms that affected populated land or ships were recorded, the actual total could be higher.
A tropical storm formed on May 16, north of the British Virgin Islands. It strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane, over 400 miles from the coast of Georgia, on May 20. It reached a maximum wind speed of 80 mph/130kph that evening then curved away from the mainland and dissipated on May 21. This hurricane did not affect land, but was the first May hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin, and remains one of only four such systems known today.
A tropical storm formed near Cuba on June 15. Later that day it grazed western Cuba as a minimal hurricane, with a maximum wind speed of 75 mph/120kph. The storm weakened and made landfall in Florida as a tropical storm on June 17. It then paralleled the Georgia and North and South Carolina coasts before dissipating on June 20 in the open Atlantic.
On August 19 Hurricane three formed southwest of Haiti and battered the Caribbean with heavy rains and a 5 ft storm surge.Hurricane three was pushed away from the south by a high pressure system and strengthened to a category 1 hurricane west of Virginia. The storm took a course 70 miles away from New England and dissipated on August 28. The remains traveled to New York and Maine and soaked the area.
A hurricane formed on September 1 east of Barbados. It moved northwestward, becoming a 100 mph storm while crossing Puerto Rico. From September 9 to the 12th it caused flooding and storm surge to the mid Atlantic as it stalled off the coast, causing 40 deaths.
A tropical storm formed on September 2 in the mid-Atlantic. The storm travelled to the northwest and increased in strength, reaching wind speeds of 60 mph/95kph by September 4. The storm continued at that intensity on the same track for a further two days. The storm became a category 1 hurricane on September 7 and began curving eastward. Five caused the deaths of four people on a ship on September 8. The storm continued as a hurricane travelling over open ocean until September 10 and dissipated the following day. Hurricane five reached its maximum intensity over the north Atlantic at 70 knots.
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