atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured longest lasting tropical cyclone atlantic basin record tropical storms hurricanes strengthened major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale system initially observed northeastern gulf_of_mexico june tenth final system dissipated near bermuda november dates fall period tropical cyclone activity atlantic post season analysis tropical cyclones existed october added official atlantic hurricane database point season september following day set tropical cyclones existed simultaneously significant storm season hurricane nicknamed hurricane post season analysis storm indicated longest lasting atlantic tropical cyclone record path impacted lesser antilles puerto_rico dominican_republic bahamas florida south_carolina north_carolina virginia azores hurricane caused million usd damage deaths notable tropical cyclone hurricane brought extensive damage dominican_republic florida panhandle losses florida reached million deaths associated storm hurricane october brought flooding cuba jamaica minor damage south_carolina north_carolina virginia season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding knots mph tropical storm strength storms tropical storm weather maps indicated tropical storm extreme northwestern gulf_of_mexico june initial sustained winds mph storm differentiate intensity headed northwestward utc june system landfall near southwestern end texas intensity hours later weakened tropical depression later dissipated southeast texas utc heavy rainfall produced storm coast contributed ongoing flood event state according texas state senator colorado san rivers overflowed estimated square miles km2 land inundated water rose rain gauge thousands people left homeless flood caused million damage deaths hurricane hurricane observed south dominican_republic july shortly landfall intensity equivalent category hurricane early july system weakened tropical storm shortly emerging southwestern atlantic_ocean moved west northwestward remained relatively intensity hours storm landfall near florida july crossing soon emerged gulf_of_mexico storm began intensify july hurricane later day early august peaked winds mph hours making landfall near florida intensity storm quickly weakened inland dissipated southern alabama august dominican_republic large wrecked santo domingo crew member vessels survived great damage reported coastal sections country loss telegraph service impacted interior areas florida damage city extensive score houses remained losses city reached approximately shipping vessels destroyed damage ships collectively totaled additionally lumber vessels beached boats harbor wrecked large portions stores city damaged towns completely destroyed resort city suffered significant damage seven deaths confirmed florida overall losses reached million hurricane storm known observed tropical storm southwest cape_verde august slowly strengthened heading steadily west northwestward atlantic_ocean late august storm strengthened hurricane following hours deepened reaching category hurricane status crossing leeward_islands august later day storm attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm weakened slightly making landfall puerto_rico winds mph august hours later emerged southwestern atlantic category hurricane remain intensity days system paralleled north coast dominican_republic crossed bahamas striking islands including clearing bahamas began heading northward august centered east florida early following day storm curved northeastward appeared heading sea august turned northwest utc august storm landfall near north_carolina mph winds storm weakened moving inland fell category intensity utc august later day storm emerged atlantic_ocean heading northeastward continued weakening maintained category intensity late august storm curved eastward northwestern atlantic began losing tropical characteristics transitioned extratropical cyclone utc august located miles south days system tropical storm located miles west southwest azores august moved slowly north northwestward curving east august august september storm differentiate intensity began strengthening turning southeastward september early following day storm reached hurricane intensity curved northeastward passed azores september shortly transitioning extratropical cyclone storm longest duration atlantic hurricane record lasting days tropical guadeloupe storm flooded houses communications significantly disrupted interior portions island impact severe nearly building destroyed deaths reported small houses destroyed estates suffering considerable damage nearly estates destroyed deaths reported island puerto_rico system brought strong winds heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding approximately people left food shelter additionally telephone telegraph electrical services completely lost overall damage totaled approximately million half losses inflicted crops particularly coffee time worst tropical cyclone puerto_rico officially estimated storm caused fatalities bahamas strong winds waves sank small crafts severe damage reported capital city nassau buildings destroyed damaged including houses destroyed death toll bahamas north_carolina storm surge rough sea destroyed fishing piers bridges sink vessels entirely inundated feet water great proportion homes island damaged destruction deaths state north_carolina azores storm caused fatality significant damage islands hurricane weather maps indicated tropical storm east lesser antilles beginning august storm moved westward strengthened hurricane early august hours later entered caribbean_sea passing near antigua impact generally light lesser antilles san_juan puerto_rico sustained winds reached mph storm maintained winds mph continued westward caribbean_sea vessels sailing ports cuba hispaniola advised precaution storm curved northward late september vessels hispaniola advised caution late september hurricane landfall east haiti winds mph utc weakened tropical storm storm emerged atlantic_ocean early september weakening passing east turks islands early september storm strengthened attained hurricane status hours later strengthened category hurricane peaked winds mph weakening category hurricane late september storm passed northwest bermuda hurricane force winds caused considerable damage island utc september hurricane extratropical hurricane initially indicates tropical storm miles west southwest cape_verde september storm moved west northwestward slowly intensified hurricane status late september continued slowly strengthen category hurricane september hours later cyclone deepened category hurricane located near lesser antilles sustained winds reached mph inches rainfall reported houses destroyed estimated homes demolished leaving people homeless early september storm reached maximum sustained winds mph storm maintained intensity category hurricane curved northward september hurricane turned northeastward september began accelerate early september passed close bermuda minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg observed island cedar trees uprooted fruit ornamental trees swept sea houses destroyed severe damage reported naval yard colonial government buildings majesty dockyard damage figures early september storm weakened category hurricane category hours later shortly utc september hurricane struck peninsula newfoundland winds mph soon extratropical newfoundland severe damage reported fishing premises lily capsized driven ashore resulting deaths tropical storm ship western caribbean_sea reported tropical storm october storm moved north northwestward entered gulf_of_mexico early following day late october peaked maximum sustained winds mph storm curved eastward situated northeastern gulf_of_mexico utc october system landfall modern day florida intensity storm headed northeastward extratropical early october located offshore georgia impact system generally minor prior landfall florida storm produced winds mph louisiana highest wind speed florida mph storm dropped inches rain area reported rough seas highest tides years storm wrecked john georgia extratropical remnants storm brought wind gusts mph virginia rhode_island tropical storm seven reports ship october indicated tropical storm sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg located southwest cape_verde storm moved northwestward intensity lasted noted october situated tropical storm tropical depression developed central bahamas october depression moved east northeastward strengthened tropical storm following day later october storm peaked winds mph curved northwestward slowly began weaken early october system fell tropical depression intensity hours later cyclone dissipated located miles east southeast virginia hurricane area disturbed weather developed tropical storm located south southwest jamaica october system moved slowly north northwestward gradually strengthened reaching hurricane status october early following day landfall southern coast cuba briefly weakening tropical storm system intensified hurricane reaching atlantic_ocean late october moving bahamas storm category hurricane october time struck island peaking winds mph system accelerated north northwestward landfall near south_carolina october quickly weakened extratropical virginia later day city jamaica rough seas caused significant damage marine industry washed crops dead jamaica actual number fatalities unknown damage storm cuba reported threat residents forced evacuate strong winds flooding destroyed houses severely damaged number north_carolina tides reported feet normal water came wilmington inundated streets flooding steamer wrecked coast smaller vessels driven ashore fatality reported damage estimated roughly tropical storm ship observed tropical storm north panama november storm strengthened headed northeastward central caribbean_sea curved northward november time peaking winds mph later day storm landfall jamaica intensity system weakened struck extreme western cuba winds mph november continued weaken crossing island emerged southwestern atlantic_ocean later day storm curved northeastward passed bahamas november weakened tropical depression hours dissipating miles southeast bermuda storm brought strong winds heavy rainfall jamaica cuba significant damage reported jamaica especially property agriculture districts saint thomas parish isolated town shattered cuba rainfall peaked inches city damage buildings crops reported region fatalities occurred tree fell farmhouse
1899 Atlantic hurricane season