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The Chenière Caminada hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Cheniere Caminada, Louisiana in early October 1893. It was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season ; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] mostly from storm surge .
Cheniere Caminada was a fishing community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, that was destroyed by what is considered one of the deadliest United States hurricanes, that was unnamed but referred to as the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane. The community was located west of Grand Isle, which was almost destroyed by the same hurricane.
The Thibodaux Sentinel noted that Cheniere Caminada had been "swept out of existence.", with few homes remaining standing and 779 residents being killed. [63] At nearby Grand Isle, none of the summer homes and hotels survived the storm due to storm surge and tides inundating the area with water 9 ft (2.7 m) above ground. [ 64 ]
The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane 1893. More than a century ago, a powerful Category 4 hurricane made landfall on the small island of Cheniere Caminada, La., with wind speeds of more than 130 mph ...
September 8, 1893: A tropical storm moved through Mississippi after making landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane. October 3, 1893: After striking Louisiana as a Category 4, the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane moved back over water and made landfall in Mississippi as a high-end Category 2. Heavy damage occurred in Pascagoula from wind and surge.
Here’s a look back at some of the worst hurricanes to hit the U.S. Hurricane Ian is bearing down on the western coast of Florida as… More than 2.5 million people are under mandatory evacuation ...
The Chenière Caminada Hurricane of October 1893 also had a lasting impact whose wreckage was hard to prepare for. This natural disaster destroyed the island known as Chenière Caminada and about half the inhabitants were killed because of this disaster. Both of these islands were some of the earliest known islands in Louisiana.
In recent years, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, ... 4 "Cheniere Caminada" September 27 – October 5, 1893: North Atlantic