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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.
August 27, 1893 – Sea Islands Hurricane hit Sea Islands, causing major damage. [1] August 30-September 1, 1898 – second storm hit "near South Carolina border", putting it at mouth of Savannah River just downstream from Savannah.
The Sea Islands Hurricane, packing estimated 121 mph winds and a 16-foot storm surge (a Category 3 by today’s scales), struck the Southeast coastlines in an explosive blitzkrieg of saltwater and ...
The hurricane caused great loss of life, with a death toll of between 6,000 and 12,000 people; [31] the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, [26] [43] giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths of all Atlantic hurricanes, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and Hurricane Mitch in 1998. [44]
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.
On August 27, 1893, "The Great Storm of 1893" (also known as the "1893 Sea Island hurricane") was a significant natural disaster striking near Savannah, Georgia, thus flooding Callawassie Island, destroying crops, livestock, and structures. [22]
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds off Sarasota, wiped out the Rod and Reel Pier, a seafood restaurant that opened in 1947 on the island’s northern ...
Hurricane Irma made landfall in 2017 as a Category 4 hurricane first in the Keys and then near Marco Island. It tracked inland, east of Naples and Fort Myers, leaving some areas to get offshore ...