1898 Atlantic hurricane season

1898 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season | name=1898 Atlantic hurricane season
first storm formed=Aug. 2, 1898
last storm dissipated=Nov. 4, 1898
strongest storm=#7 - 115 knots (135 mph)
total storms=11
major storms=1
total da

(1898 USD)
total fatalities=139
basin=Atlantic hurricane
five seasons=1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
The 1898 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1898. The season was a fairly active one, with 11 storms forming, 4 of which became hurricanes.

Storms

Hurricane One

The first storm of the season formed on August 2 east of Florida. It crossed the state, and strengthened in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico to an 80 mph (128 km/h) hurricane. It went into Alabama and dissipated on August 3, causing flooding and minor damage.

Hurricane Two

The next storm formed off the northern coast of Florida on August 30. It hit near the border of South Carolina and Georgia with 85 mph winds, and dissipated on September 1, causing $400,000 in damage (1898 dollars).

At Port Royal, South Carolina, this storm caused 10.82 in (275 mm) of rain over the course of a day, breaking the previous one-day record by 5.89 in (150 mm).cite web|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/026/mwr-026-08-0364a.pdf|title=Heavy Rain During Hurricane at Port Royal South Carolina|work=Monthly Weather Review|month=August|year=1898|pages=364]

Hurricane Three

A hurricane was first observed on September 3 over the northeastern Atlantic, likely having existed for several days prior. It headed northeastward, and became extratropical on the 5th north of the Azores.

Hurricane Four

The next storm was the 1898 Windward Islands Hurricane, which formed on September 5 off the coast of Africa. It moved westward and hit the Lesser Antilles with 110 mph winds, where it caused heavy damage across the islands. The hurricane turned to the north, remaining a hurricane until becoming extratropical on the 19th near Newfoundland. The hurricane caused $2.5 million in damage and 86 deaths.

Tropical Storm Five

The fifth and sixth storms formed over the western Caribbean Sea on September 12 and September 20, respectively. Their tracks were very similar; they tracked northwestward, and hit the Yucatán Peninsula with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds. Later, they traveled north. The first hit Louisiana on the 20th with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds and dissipated over Illinois on the 22nd.

Tropical Storm Six

The second hit Texas on the 28th, and dissipated shortly thereafter.

Hurricane Seven

The seventh storm formed to the east of the Lesser Antilles on September 25 and traveled northwest, reaching 110 mph (177 km/h) winds but sparing the islands. On the 2nd, it hit Cumberland Island, Georgia and northeast Florida with 135 mph (217km/h) winds, causing heavy damage amounting to around $2.5 million, and 53 casualties. It dissipated after winding its way through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, southern Canada, part of Maine and Newfoundland on October 6. As of August 2008, this is the last hurricane to make landfall in Georgia. [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/research/hurricanes/history/1898/index.html]

Tropical Storms Eight and Ten

The 8th and 10th storms of the season took similar paths, forming in the Western Caribbean, crossing to the northeast across Cuba, and dissipating over the Bahamas. Their dates for formation were September 25 and October 21, respectively, and each dissipated within 4 days of forming.

Tropical Storm Eleven

The final storm of the season formed over the Northern Lesser Antilles on October 27 and took a nearly straight-lined path to the west, hitting the Yucatán Peninsula with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds, and disintegrated soon after on November 4.

See also

* List of tropical cyclones
* List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

References

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1898.pdf Monthly Weather Review]


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