- 1919 Atlantic hurricane season
Infobox hurricane season
Basin=Atl
Year=1919
Track=1919 Atlantic hurricane season reanalysis1.jpg
First storm formed=June 1, 1919
Last storm dissipated=November 15, 1919
Strongest storm name=Florida Keys Hurricane
Strongest storm winds=130
Strongest storm pressure=927
Average wind speed=
Total depressions=10
Total storms=5
Total hurricanes=2
Total intense=1
Fatalities=600-900
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Inflated=0
five seasons=1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 The 1919 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1919. The first of the tropical storms formed on July 2, while the last system dissipated on November 15. The season was a below average season. Five tropical cyclones formed and only two became a hurricane. Three of the season'scyclone s made landfall. The most damaging storm of the season was the1919 Florida Keys hurricane , which killed hundreds along its path from the Florida Straits into southern Texas.torms
Tropical Storm One
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Formed=July 2
Dissipated=July 7
1-min winds=55
Pressure=995The first storm of the season formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico. This tropical storm moved northward and struckPensacola, Florida several days later, causing US$25,000 (1919 USD) in damage.Hurricane Two
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Formed=September 2
Dissipated=September 16
1-min winds=130
Pressure=927The most notable storm of the season, however, was the Florida Keys hurricane. The storm passed south of Key West as a Category 4. The storm passed over mainGulf of Mexico shipping routes as a strong Category 4 before making landfall just south ofCorpus Christi, Texas as a Category 3 hurricane.National Hurricane Center . [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tracks1851to2007_atl_reanal.txt Atlantic Hurricane Database.] Retrieved on2008-09-30 .] Damage totaled US$22 million (1919 dollars). The death toll in Texas was officially 286, but the overall death toll of at least 600 was due to ships lost at sea during thecyclone .Hurricane Three
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Formed=September 2
Dissipated=September 5
1-min winds=85
Pressure=On September 2, a tropical depression strengthened to a tropical storm in the westernAtlantic Ocean . It intensified to a hurricane, and it rapidly strengthened to a peak intensity of 100 mph (155 km/h) on September 3. A ship reported a pressure of 977 mbar (28.86 inHg) away from the center. The cyclone weakened and transitioned to an extratropical system on September 4.cite web|author=Hurricane Research Division|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_19151920_new.html|title=HURDAT Meta-Data|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=2008-03-12]Tropical Storm Four
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Formed=September 29
Dissipated=October 2
1-min winds=40
Pressure=On October 1, a minimal tropical storm formed offshore the northwest Bahamas, which then moved west-northwest and made landfall on Georgia.Tropical Storm Five
Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Formed=November 10
Dissipated=November 15
1-min winds=60
Pressure=A late season tropical storm approached hurricane intensity and remained south ofBermuda in mid-November.References
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List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons External links
* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1919.pdf Monthly Weather Review]
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