atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season earliest season atlantic hurricane database tropical cyclones initially known storms year additional research uncovered additional storms estimates storms remain missing official database season era small tropical cyclone size sparse ship reports relatively coastlines activity occurred month period middle august early october tropical storms seven reached hurricane intensity landfall united_states strongest hurricane category modern day saffir simpson hurricane scale struck new_england intensity storms left heavy damage killing person notable hurricane season gale predicted nearly year advance hurricane produce hurricane force winds maine left heavy damage flooding gale left deaths path destruction greatest hurricane produced high tide near head bay timeline storms hurricane tropical cyclone season observed august southeast newfoundland entire track unknown existence confirmed hours based ship reports second barque sustained damage sails assessed storm moved northeastward limited duration based ship reports estimated peak winds mph category hurricane modern day saffir simpson hurricane scale hurricane august strong hurricane located northwestern gulf_of_mexico south louisiana estimated winds mph tracked westward struck texas passing near hurricane quickly weakened land dissipated late august damage hurricane heaviest city strong waves damaged boats storm surge flooded streets water intense winds knocked houses church buildings lost roofs winds ruined variety fruit crops hurricane hurricane season known affecting ship vessel reported hurricane august halfway bermuda azores storm estimated moving north northwestward winds mph entire track unknown tropical storm tropical storm observed september east bahamas left heavy damage brig sailing nassau new_york storm tracked generally northeastward damaging ship september near bermuda hurricane september hurricane located northern gulf_of_mexico moving north northwestward day moved ashore southeastern louisiana winds estimated mph passing west new_orleans dissipated early september hurricane dropped heavy rainfall path caused flooding addition strong winds uprooted trees damaged fences high tides flooded water hurricane september ships observed hurricane force winds western atlantic_ocean bahamas bermuda storm moved northward ships paralleled east coast united_states reported pressure mbar inhg indicated system intense hurricane late september reached peak intensity mph pressure mbar inhg long_island hurricane weakened slightly landfall southwestern rhode_island peak intensity hurricanes new england hurricane great atlantic hurricane hurricane carol strike new_england major hurricane category higher saffir simpson scale landfall hurricane compact estimated wide miles west center strong winds hurricane produced storm surge moving ashore low tide providence rhode_island high waves damaged coastal left flooding hurricane weakened quickly land passing west boston early september minimal hurricane winds downed trees left severe damage telegraph lines new_york boston cut storm produce beneficial heavy rainfall shortly dissipated maine confirmed death massachusetts schooner capsized killing crew hurricane seven ship halfway south_america cape_verde reported hurricane september storm tracked generally west northwestward affecting ships damaging winds september ship traveling encountered hurricane observed minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg suggested peak winds mph september hurricane weakened slightly track turned north northeast observed september west azores tropical storm tropical storm basis identifying eighth tropical cyclone season report bark crescent wave september ship encountered strong winds heavy rainfall halfway lesser antilles cape_verde time storm east previous hurricane tropical storm october brig observed gale lasting days south coast puerto_rico indicated tropical storm region despite located near islands caribbean land stations experienced effects storm hurricane final hurricane season observed october ship southeast coast north_carolina winds estimated mph storm tracked northeastward passing east martha moving late october moved coast storm produced heavy precipitation reaching connecticut strongest winds affect massachusetts hours later hurricane struck east portland maine peak intensity storms produce hurricane force winds maine hurricane carol hurricane hurricane hurricane maine high rainfall caused widespread flooding high winds destroyed houses hurricane quickly weakened land turning northeastward atlantic_canada dissipated october near hurricane referred gale lieutenant royal_navy predicted november unusually violent storm produce high tides october specify location heavy damage occurred new_england devastation greatest atlantic_canada hurricane produced storm surge combination winds low pressure region naturally occurring high tides produced high tide near head bay high tides surpassed new_brunswick left widespread flooding killing cattle sheep washing away roads floods washed boats inland water levels rose higher previous highest level deaths maine new_brunswick new_york
1869 Atlantic hurricane season