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The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a deadly major hurricane that struck the Sea Islands which was near Savannah, Georgia on August 27, 1893. [1] It was the 7th deadliest hurricane in United States history, and was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 1,000–2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
The 1893 Great Charleston hurricane compounded the effects of the deadly Sea Islands hurricane in August and proceeded to impact areas as far north as Ontario. The ninth known tropical cyclone, ninth hurricane, and fourth major hurricane of the season, [nb 1] this system was first observed south of the Cabo Verde Islands on September 25. It ...
September 16, 1999 – Hurricane Floyd, which was a tropical storm by the time it reached Pennsylvania, caused 13 deaths and 10 inches (250 mm) of rain in the eastern part of the commonwealth. It produced a 2.8 ft (0.85 m) storm surge in Philadelphia . [ 43 ]
From agriculture to racial relations and politics, the Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 had far-reaching impacts. Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 packed 121 mph winds, 16-foot storm surge, 2,000 deaths ...
1893 Hurricane: 2,000 1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane: Louisiana: Fatalities estimated 1893 Hurricane: 1,000 – 2,000 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane: Georgia, South Carolina: Fatalities estimated 1889 Flood: 2,209 $17 million ($425 million in 2012) Johnstown Flood: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
The 1893 Atlantic hurricane season featured the only known instance of more than one tropical cyclone causing at least 1,000 deaths in the United States. It was a fairly active season, with 12 tropical storms forming, 10 of which became hurricanes. Of those, five became major hurricanes.
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