1903 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season | name=1903 Atlantic hurricane season
first storm formed=July 21, 1903
last storm dissipated=November 25, 1903
strongest storm=#2 - 105 knots (120 mph)
total storms=10
major storms=1
total da

total fatalities=9+
basin=Atlantic hurricane
five seasons=1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 The 1903 Atlantic hurricane season ran through summer and early fall of 1903. The season was average, with ten tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and one major hurricane.

torms

Hurricane One

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=July 21
Dissipated=July 26
1-min winds=70
Pressure=The season started in late July when a tropical storm formed just offshore of Hispanola. The storm moved northwestward, reached hurricane strength, and went out to sea without affecting land masses.

Hurricane Two

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=August 6
Dissipated=August 16
1-min winds=105
Pressure=958The second storm formed in the tropical Atlantic in early August. It hit Martinique as a Category 1 hurricane, and hit eastern Jamaica as a Category 3. It maintained its strength until it hit the northeastern coast of Yucatán. The storm moved across the Gulf of Mexico and hit Tamaulipas on August 15.

Hurricane Three

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=September 9
Dissipated=September 16
1-min winds=80
Pressure=976The tropics were quiet until early September when a tropical storm formed over the Bahamas. It strengthened to hurricane strength, and moved inland near Miami, Florida as a minimal hurricane. It moved back over the Gulf of Mexico, and hit the Florida Panhandle on September 13.

Hurricane Four

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=September 12
Dissipated=September 17
1-min winds=85
Pressure=≤990The 1903 Vagabond Hurricane, as dubbed by the The Press of Atlantic City, is the most recent Atlantic hurricane to strike the state of New Jersey.cite book|last=Buchholz|first=Margaret|coauthors=Larry Savadove|year=1993|title=Great Storms of the Jersey Shore|publisher=Down the Shore Publishing|id=ISBN 0-945582-51-X|accessdate=2007-03-29] The fourth hurricane of the season, the cyclone was first observed on September 12 about 550 miles (885 km) northeast of Antigua. It moved quickly westward, then later turned to the north-northwest, steadily strengthening to reach a peak intensity of 100 mph (155 km/h). The hurricane weakened slightly before striking near Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 16 with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It weakened over Pennsylvania and became an extratropical cyclone over western New York on September 17.cite web|author=Hurricane Research Division|year=2006|title=Meteorological Data for Hurricane #4 (1903)|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=2007-03-29|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html#1903_4]

Rough surf and moderate winds from the hurricane capsized several ships along the East Coast of the United States; 30 people were left missing and presumed killed from a shipwreck in Chincoteague, Virginia.cite web|author=David Roth|year=2001|title=Early Twentieth Century Virginia Hurricanes|publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center|accessdate=2007-03-29|url=http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/vaerly20hur.htm] In New Jersey, the passage of the hurricane caused heavy damage, particularly near the coast. Dozens of buildings were damaged or destroyed, and damage across the state totaled $8 million (1903 USD, $180 million 2006 USD). On Long Island, President Theodore Roosevelt directly experienced the effects of the hurricane while on a yacht. The life of the president was briefly threatened due to the rough conditions, though none on board of the yacht suffered any problems from the hurricane.cite news|author=Staff Writer|date=1903-09-16|title=Hurricane Sweeps Atlantic Coast|publisher=Lincoln Evening News|accessdate=2007-03-29|url=http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
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Tropical Storm Five

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=September 19
Dissipated=September 26
1-min winds=50
Pressure=The next storm formed near the Bahamas and went out to sea.

Hurricane Six

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=September 26
Dissipated=September 30
1-min winds=95
Pressure=The sixth storm formed southeast of Bermuda and passed just east of the island on September 28. Winds at Bermuda reached 63 knots/74 mph. A landslide occurred, shearing off a portion of the cliff at Deep Bay. The resulting earth trembling and noise created from the slide resembled an earthquake. (Beware the Hurricane, Tucker)

Hurricane Seven

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=October 1
Dissipated=October 10
1-min winds=85
Pressure=The seventh storm started east of the Lesser Antilles and moved out to sea, reaching Category 2 hurricane status on the way.

Tropical Storm Eight

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=October 5
Dissipated=October 10
1-min winds=60
Pressure=The eighth storm of the season formed near the Bahamas on October 5 and moved out to sea.

Tropical Storm Nine

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=October 21
Dissipated=October 27
1-min winds=50
Pressure=On October 21, Tropical Storm Nine also formed near the Bahamas and moved out to sea.

Hurricane Ten

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Cat=Hurricane

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Formed=November 17
Dissipated=November 25
1-min winds=70
Pressure=The final storm started in the tropical Atlantic in early November, reached hurricane strength midway between the Bahamas and the Azores Islands, and became extratropical in the north Atlantic.

ee also

*List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

References

Printed Media

*Terry Tucker. Beware the Hurricane! Hamilton Press: Bermuda, 1966.

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1903.pdf Monthly Weather Review]