1915 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=Atl
Year=1915
Track=1915_Atlantic_hurricane_season_reanalysis.jpg
First storm formed=April 29, 1915
Last storm dissipated=October 22, 1915
Strongest storm name=#6
Strongest storm winds=125
Strongest storm pressure=931
Average wind speed=
Total depressions=10
Total storms=6
Total hurricanes=5
Total intense=3
Fatalities=675 total
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Inflated=0
five seasons=1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 The 1915 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1915.

torms

The 1915 season wasn’t very active in terms of the number of storms but it was fairly eventful, with two powerful hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Hurricane One

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=July 30
Dissipated=August 5
1-min winds=65
Pressure=990The first storm hit Cape Canaveral in early August, turned northeast, and dissipated over New England.

Hurricane Two

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=August 5
Dissipated=August 23
1-min winds=116
Pressure=940The second storm of the year was first observed in the eastern Tropical Atlantic on August 5. It tracked westward, intensifying into a hurricane on the 9th before crossing the Lesser Antilles on the 10th. As the hurricane continued through the Caribbean Sea, it passed just south of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola before crossing Jamaica on the 13th where it caused heavy damage. While south of Cuba it became a major hurricane, and it brushed the western tip of the country on the 15th. Over the Gulf of Mexico the hurricane continued to strengthen, and reached a peak of 135 mph (215 km/h) winds. It made landfall near Galveston, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on August 17. It turned northward, became extratropical on the 18th, and dissipated on the 23rd. Just fifteen years after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, this hurricane damaged the already hurting Texas economy. Throughout its path, it caused a total of $50 million in damage (1915 USD, $921 million in 2005 USD) and 400 casualties.

Hurricane Three

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=August 27
Dissipated=September 11
1-min winds=105
Pressure=Hurricane Three, which was first observed on August 28 in the central Tropical Atlantic, tracked northwestward to reach a peak of 120 mph winds. It stalled and drifted south near Bermuda, bringing heavy surf and moderate damage to the island. The hurricane turned to the west, north, and finally recurved out to sea, becoming extratropical on September 10.

Hurricane Four

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=August 31
Dissipated=September 6
1-min winds=85
Pressure=982On August 31, a tropical storm developed southwest of Jamaica. It headed north-northwestward, strengthening to a Category 2 hurricane as it made landfall on western Cuba. It weakened to 90 mph (130 km/h) winds when it hit near Apalachicola, Florida on the 4th. The storm continued northward and dissipated on the 9th over southern Michigan. Well-executed warnings kept the death toll to 0, and the hurricane only caused minor to moderate damage with high tides occurring.

Tropical Storm Five

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=September 19
Dissipated=September 23
1-min winds=50
Pressure=This strong tropical storm remained over the open ocean.

Hurricane Six

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Formed=September 21
Dissipated=October 1
1-min winds=125
Pressure=931The sixth and final storm of the year was first seen just west of the Lesser Antilles on September 22. It tracked through the Caribbean, strengthening to its peak of 145 mph (230 km/h) on September 25.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=2008-02-15] On September 29, it made landfall near Grand Isle as a strong Category 3 hurricane.

A barometric reading of 951 mbar (28.11 inHg) was at the time the lowest ever measured on land in the United States. The storm caused severe flooding and killed 275 people, a number possibly reduced to well-executed warnings. Winds tore off roofs and damaged buildings in New Orleans, where pressure was measured at down to 28.01" and a wind speed of 98 mph. Generations in south east Louisiana would refer to it as the Great Storm of 1915. Property damage in Louisiana was estimated at $13 million (1915 USD, $239 million in 2005 USD), with $5 million of that in the city of New Orleans.

References

ee also

*List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1915.pdf Monthly Weather Review]