atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season tied active hurricane season record system initially observed storm hurricane dissipated central_america november dates fall period tropical cyclone activity atlantic storm moved slowly north northwestward bringing heavy rains extensive flooding cuba caused fatalities million usd damage dissipated gulf_of_mexico tropical cyclogenesis went dormant nearly half months system observed near windward_islands august traversed caribbean_sea gulf_of_mexico grazing making landfall louisiana dissipating august impact storm minimal season tropical cyclones reached hurricane status strengthened major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale strongest cyclone season hurricane peaked category strength maximum sustained winds mph rough seas produced storm sunk ship vicinity lesser antilles drowning people final tropical cyclone observed southwestern caribbean_sea october peaking strong category hurricane headed westward landfall nicaragua noted central_america november storm produced minor damage nicaragua collectively tropical cyclones season resulted million damage confirmed fatalities storms tropical storm according north_atlantic hurricane database tropical depression developed located miles south cuba depression moved north northwestward strengthen making landfall near cuba early following day crossed cuba weakening emerged southeastern gulf_of_mexico later day depression intensified tropical storm cyclone continued strengthen peaked winds mph early noted miles west northwest dry florida utc storm brought heavy rains cuba inches observed havana hour period flooding mudslides caused extensive damage cities including havana los people rescued nearly railroad services interrupted flooding damage estimates millions dollars event described disastrous rains visited cuba fatalities confirmed ship capsized good number persons drowned tropical storm activity months barque encountered heavy weather associated tropical storm eastern caribbean_sea august system moved west northwestward caribbean_sea strengthened slowly early august storm attained maximum sustained winds mph situated miles south southwest curving northwestward brushed august shortly entering gulf_of_mexico storm curved northward located central gulf mexico utc landfall near louisiana winds mph system quickly weakened tropical depression dissipated northern mississippi august hurricane steamship encountered storm equivalent intensity category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale located miles east northeast august cyclone headed northwestward strengthened category hurricane early following day major hurricane season later august storm attained maximum sustained wind speed mph ship recorded minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg utc august ship sunk rough seas later day situated miles northeast drowning people including ship captain crew members peak intensity storm began weaken fell category strength august later day hurricane began curving northward accelerated northeastward august storm passed offshore east_coast united_states rough seas caused great damage beaches new_jersey approaching newfoundland september system weakened category hurricane late september weakened tropical storm shortly extratropical miles east northeast newfoundland hurricane steamship encountered hurricane winds mph early october located miles northeast colombia cyclone tracked westward maintained intensity strong category hurricane late october landfall nicaragua south utc november system weakened tropical storm hours later noted impact system central_america unknown
1890 Atlantic hurricane season