atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season record tropical cyclones recorded seasons fewer storms seven number storms initially known storms season analysis confirmed activity tropical activity occurred day span unconfirmed tropical cyclones season estimates storms missed official database small tropical cyclone size sparse ship reports relatively coastlines storms second landfall near florida produced heavy rainfall gusty winds southeastern united_states severe damage associated storm hurricane killed people ship passed winds hours hurricane located western caribbean_sea affect land ships experienced strong winds final hurricane lasted days western atlantic forcing ship halt voyage storm damage timeline storms hurricane known tropical cyclone season observed september halfway bahamas bermuda nearby ship estimated winds mph indicating presence hurricane moved northward initially passing west bermuda september hurricane turned northeast ship encountered gale force winds september resulting wreck cargo september estimated reached peak winds mph based observations ship sign hurricane ship strong winds hours killing captain time southeast halifax nova scotia turning northeast hurricane passed south newfoundland observed september tropical storm ship sunk western gulf_of_mexico october indication second tropical cyclone season storm moved slowly northeastward southeastern louisiana coastline intensifying estimated peak winds mph october passed near southeastern louisiana producing heavy rain gusty winds new_orleans flooding observed portions city suffered damage storm usd usd storm accelerated northeastward struck near florida late october storm crossed florida panhandle southeastern georgia winds weakened mph produced heavy rainfall gusty winds savannah georgia severe damage reported city tropical storm continued northeastward emerging western atlantic paralleling coastlines carolinas offshore ships reported strong winds rough seas october storm peak intensity extratropical cyclone southeast assessed acquiring extratropical characteristics exited georgia western atlantic extratropical storm reached winds mph based ship report south atlantic_canada late october storm observed south newfoundland storm season attain hurricane status hurricane previous storm moving coastline southeastern united_states new hurricane observed western caribbean_sea halfway honduras jamaica intensity based ship report estimated mph hurricane moved slowly west northwestward ship experienced strong winds october observations complete track unknown hurricane final known hurricane season observed october northeast central bahamas ship route new_york panama suffered heavy damage storm complete voyage moving generally northeastward hurricane estimated reached peak winds mph based ship reports october cyclone absorbed rapidly intensifying extratropical cyclone coast new_england affected land
1868 Atlantic hurricane season