hurricane hurricane intense tropical cyclone devastated areas texas coast july atlantic hurricane season fourth tropical storm second hurricane major hurricane season formed area disturbed weather east leeward_islands july remaining weak early existence system began intensify nearing jamaica curving northwest reached hurricane strength july near western tip cuba intensification stalled moved westwards gulf_of_mexico resumed hurricane approached texas coast storm intensified major hurricane july subsequently reached peak intensity winds mph prior making landfall near texas land system began quickly weaken dissipated near july hurricane caused deaths million damages texas strong waves caused offshore shipping incidents storm surge inundated areas texas coast damage galveston buildings remained intact hurricane strong winds forced train destroyed downed infrastructure heavy rains inland peaked meteorological history tropical depression noted utc july northeast windward_islands winds mph closed circulation time remains unclear nonetheless system remained weak tropical depression early existence moved west northwest eastern caribbean_sea weather reports caribbean time sparse according national_hurricane_center system formed closed circulation meant low lack data meant evidence support claim system kept tropical depression depression located south jamaica began slowly strengthen curve northwest reaching tropical storm intensity utc july time system expected landfall yucatán_peninsula ships vicinity storm reported strong associated low barometric pressure despite predictions system curved initial west northwest movement northwest central gulf mexico tropical storm continued intensify attaining hurricane strength category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale utc july past gulf_of_mexico intensification substantially storm maintained category intensity july july hurricane curved gulf westerly direction moving mph minimum pressure reading mbar hpa inhg reported offshore south louisiana ship utc july strengthening resumed july hurricane tracked parallel louisiana coastline texas later day storm attained peak intensity modern day category major hurricane sustained winds mph barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg hurricane landfall intensity directly texas maximum wind speeds stretching hurricane center following hours system rapidly weakened land lost tropical near afternoon july preparations impact hurricane approached texas weather_bureau issued hurricane warnings potentially affected areas beginning july ships ports continuously notified oncoming storm helped offshore shipping accidents minimum inland measure rail operations coast halted duration storm passage landfall hurricane caused wide damage texas coast areas inland despite previously issued warnings rough seas produced hurricane caused ship accidents strong waves forced ships near galveston grounded sunk barge miller craft grounded galveston large swept galveston causeway snapping telegraph cables ran length causeway sunken submerged log schooner broken pieces near remained stranded offshore hours winds estimated mph mobile alabama high waves prevented ships entering port mobile closer coast hurricane produced storm surge galveston galveston potential storm surge related damage galveston forced spray rise air areas outside galveston beach including fishing piers destroyed galveston pier members fishing party perished pier collapsed rescued yacht western areas galveston inland areas inundated water galveston primary streets submerged lesser extent water tide reported higher galveston hurricane inundated city water areas pass inundated high waves submerged water hurricane landfall buildings remained intact storm passage columbus columbia heavily affected houses experiencing form severe damage austin homes storm considered worst hurricane affect austin time heavy rains caused large amounts float austin struck newly constructed congress avenue bridge carrying away resulting damages cities reported severely damaged homes businesses galveston suffered minor damage reports chimney damage broken windows sections galveston causeway blown strong winds result boats forced carry people cargo galveston reportedly lost direct communication galveston temporary period time telegraph companies dallas chicago lost communications city property damage galveston estimated strong winds gusts storm reported far inland eagle pass winds uprooted trees extensively damaged crops downed power lines galveston strong winds blew trains tracks train stations train depots coast experienced considerable damage depots completely leveled fields previously burned caused ongoing drought swept cotton crops hurricane oil near blown water wells stripped machinery destroyed richmond reported destroyed downed chimneys prisoners escaped city local jail windows blown rice mills downed damage comparatively light louisiana heavy rains storm surge inundated marshes resulting hundreds reported cattle cotton crops louisiana pass destroyed rains wind deaths louisiana reported louisiana inland hurricane produced heavy rainfall areas peaking texas rainfall totals common hurricane track columbia set monthly records hour rainfall totals july cities reporting totals greater heavy rains caused damage areas provided beneficial drought relief regions
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