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The decade of the 1800s featured the 1800s Atlantic hurricane seasons. While data is not available for every storm that occurred, some parts of the coastline were populated enough to give data of hurricane occurrences. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic basin. Most tropical cyclone ...
A hurricane at sea - an England-bound fleet of ships from America was scattered by a raging hurricane at sea. Many ships had to return to Virginia for repairs after the hurricane while other ships were lost at sea. No landfall is believed to be known. [9] 1707 St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat to St. Thomas
A hurricane passed by Galveston on October 5, causing flooding and the sinking of one ship. It continued eastward, becoming a major hurricane before hitting near St. Marks, Florida. It caused $500,000 in damage before moving out to sea near Bermuda on the 10th. [23] A 20-foot storm surge was reported at Cedar Key, Florida. [24]
During the 1800s and early 1900s, hurricanes that happened in the West Indies were named after the particular Saint's Day on which the storm occurred. ... There are six alphabetical lists of names ...
September 26, 1566 – An offshore hurricane washes a ship ashore near Cape Canaveral. [6] 1571 – Two ships are lost on the Florida coastline during a hurricane, with few survivors. [2] Fall 1571 – A hurricane makes landfall near Saint Augustine, causing great damage to the city from strong winds and a powerful storm surge. [6]
The hurricane impacted South Florida and Key West between August 14 and August 15. The hurricane then drove into Louisiana near Last Island on August 17 as a category 3 hurricane. It left at least 2,500 people dead and $7 million (1831 dollars) in damage. One of the great hurricanes of the century. See List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes.
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 ...
Since 1900, only three Atlantic hurricanes have made landfall on the continental U.S. in November. The most recent November storm was Hurricane Nicole in 2022.