1900 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1900 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | August 27, 1900 |
| Last system dissipated | October 29, 1900 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | "Galveston" |
| • Maximum winds | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 936 mbar (hPa; 27.64 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 7 |
| Total storms | 7 |
| Hurricanes | 3 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities | 8,000-12,000 |
| Total damage | At least $31.45 million (1900 USD) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 27 – September 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 936 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 7 – September 19 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 8 – September 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 11 – September 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) ≤1005 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 4 – October 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 10 – October 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) ≤1008 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 24 – October 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1900 Atlantic hurricane season featured seven known tropical cyclones, three of which made landfall in the United States. The first system, Hurricane One, was initially observed on August 27. The final storm, Tropical Storm Seven, transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 29. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. Every storm of the season except Tropical Storm Seven existed simultaneously with another tropical cyclone.
Of the season's seven tropical cyclones, three reached hurricane status. Furthermore, two of those three strengthened into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. The strongest cyclone of the season, the first hurricane, peaked at Category 4 strength with 145 mph (230 km/h) winds. Upon striking Texas shortly after peak intensity, it produced a devastating storm surge in the Galveston area, with nearly destroyed the city and caused at least 8,000 fatalities. Nicknamed the "Galveston hurricane of 1900", it remains the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. The hurricane also caused about $31.35 million (1900 USD) in damage. Impact from other tropical cyclones was generally minor, though the remnants of Tropical Storm Five resulted in 1 death and at least $100,000 in damage in Atlantic Canada.
Tropical cyclogenesis began with the development of the first hurricane on August 27 well west of Cape Verde. It was the strongest storm of the season, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 936 mbar (27.6 inHg). This was abnormally late, as the average date of development of the first tropical storm between 1944 and 1996 was July 11. In comparison, the latest date of the first tropical storm during the satellite era was Hurricane Anita on August 29, 1977. During the month of September, which is the climatological peak of hurricane season, three additional tropical cyclones formed, two of which were hurricanes. After the third hurricane dissipated on September 23, activity went dormant for nearly 2 weeks, until the fifth tropical storm formed near the Lesser Antilles on October 4. As it was becoming extratropical, a sixth tropical cyclone developed in the Bay of Campeche on October 10. The final system formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea, crossed Hispaniola, and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone between Bermuda and the East Coast of the United States on October 28.
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