atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured seven known tropical cyclones landfall united_states system hurricane initially observed august final storm tropical storm seven transitioned extratropical cyclone october dates fall period tropical cyclone activity atlantic storm season tropical storm seven existed simultaneously tropical cyclone season seven tropical cyclones reached hurricane status furthermore strengthened major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale strongest cyclone season hurricane peaked category strength mph winds striking texas shortly peak intensity produced devastating storm surge galveston area nearly destroyed city caused fatalities nicknamed galveston hurricane remains deadliest natural disaster history united_states hurricane caused million usd damage impact tropical cyclones generally minor remnants resulted death damage atlantic_canada season summary tropical cyclogenesis began development hurricane august west cape_verde strongest storm season peaking category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg late average date development tropical storm july comparison latest date tropical storm satellite era hurricane august month september peak hurricane season additional tropical cyclones formed hurricanes hurricane dissipated september activity went dormant nearly weeks fifth tropical storm formed near lesser antilles october extratropical sixth tropical cyclone developed october final system formed eastern caribbean_sea crossed hispaniola transitioned extratropical cyclone bermuda east_coast united_states october far storm caused devastation hurricane nicknamed galveston hurricane storm surge submerged texas killing people official estimates death toll approximately result currently deadliest natural disaster history united_states time second deadliest tropical cyclone atlantic basin great hurricane killed people galveston hurricane surpassed caused fatalities central_america storm deadliest canada people killed tropical cyclones atlantic hurricane season caused damage fatalities extratropical remnants brought moderate damage canada storm caused fatality losses mainly railroads 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 hurricane galveston hurricane early august ship encountered tropical storm season located miles east southernmost islands cape_verde slowly strengthened moving steadily west northwestward entered northeastern caribbean_sea august storm moved south puerto_rico landfall dominican_republic weak tropical storm september weakened slightly crossing hispaniola emerging caribbean_sea later day september cyclone struck modern day slowly drifted southern coast cuba reaching gulf_of_mexico september storm strengthened hurricane situated near dry significant intensification followed system peaked category hurricane winds mph september early day landfall near modern day texas winds mph time minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg observed weakened quickly moving inland fell tropical storm intensity late september storm turned east northeastward extratropical iowa september extratropical system strengthened accelerating ontario quebec northern new_england new_brunswick reaching september later day extratropical remnants struck newfoundland reached far began weaken finally dissipating near iceland september storm brought heavy rainfall cuba inches hour period city florida experienced tropical storm force winds damage occurred texas strong winds reported galveston area reaching mph storm feet inundated entire house sustained damage destroyed galveston approximately left homeless total population actual death toll unknown thought galveston hurricane deadliest natural disaster history united_states property damage storm estimated million hurricane force winds storm surge inundated portions southern louisiana significant damage fatalities reported north storm remnants continued produce heavy rains gusty winds downed telegraph wires illinois kentucky new_york michigan ohio fatality occurred new_york_city gusty winds knocked sign struck year old man remnants brought severe impact canada province ontario losses reached million million crops deaths canada sunken vessels near newfoundland french territory saint hurricane ship reported strong vicinity cape_verde september indicates second tropical storm season formed early september located miles west southernmost islands cape_verde quickly strengthened strong tropical storm september maintained intensity nearly days system tracked encountered steamship september time hurricane originally system listed hurricane operationally believed developed tropical cyclones later september strengthened category hurricane moving northwestward curving northward system intensified category hurricane september utc hurricane peaked maximum sustained winds mph weakened category hurricane later september shortly storm bypassed southeast bermuda bring gusty winds little impact curved northeastward system weakened category hurricane september later day weakened tropical storm tropical depression early september storm persisted hours dissipated miles southeast newfoundland hurricane ship reports indicates tropical storm developed september utc located miles east guinea storm gradually strengthened heading west northward late september system strengthened hurricane passed southwest cape_verde following day storm intensified slowly category hurricane early september time hurricane peaked maximum sustained winds mph later september curved north northwestward turning north northeast storm began executing small cyclonic loop september weakening trend soon occurred weakening category hurricane early september days later hurricane completed cyclonic loop headed west northwestward system weakened tropical storm early september days storm turned westward late september weakened tropical depression depression continued westward dissipating utc september located miles east southeast bermuda tropical storm weather maps indicated tropical storm northwestern caribbean_sea september heading northwestward system brushed weak tropical storm late september peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg located southeastern gulf_of_mexico early september storm curved northeastward began weakening utc september landfall near venice louisiana intensity storm weakened slightly briefly moved offshore making landfall near mississippi winds mph early september storm weakened tropical depression weakened slowly moving northeastward dissipating near athens georgia september operationally considered tropical cyclone season telegraph weather_bureau headquarters washington warned vessels remain port portions gulf_coast united_states strong experienced coast eastern louisiana western florida severely disrupted telegraph services region remnants brought heavy rains virginia new_england rough seas coast new_jersey washed schooner ashore tropical storm observations ship indicate fifth tropical depression season developed utc october located miles northeast initially system remained weak failed strengthen tropical storm october began execute cyclonic loop early following day intensification occurred storm peaked winds mph early october eventually accelerated north northeastward extratropical early october remnants moved northward eventually curved northeastward late october extratropical remnants struck nova scotia continued rapidly atlantic_canada emerged atlantic october remnants dissipated near southern tip greenland remnants brought severe impact canada nova scotia grounded destroyed strong winds downed telegraph wires eastern end province trees high tides new_brunswick inundated portions houses having inches water low lying areas flooded disrupted service swept away portions tracks cost repairs tracks estimated damage highways bridges child drowned attempting cross swollen creek winds damaged small buildings knocked chimneys houses electrical wires reported tropical storm sixth tropical storm season developed october operationally believed storm originated eastern cuba moving rapidly north northeastward gulf_of_mexico storm peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early october storm curved east northeastward landfall near modern day florida intensity early october emerged atlantic_ocean late october shortly extratropical located miles east georgia remnants moved east_coast united_states striking long_island new_york new_england continued inland canada dissipating october impact storm generally minor rainfall gusty winds reported florida carolinas north brought strong winds new_jersey southern new_england tropical storm seven telegraph reports indicate tropical depression developed eastern caribbean_sea october depression moved northwestward intensity making landfall near dominican_republic winds mph weaken crossing hispaniola instead strengthened tropical storm shortly emerging atlantic_ocean near northwestern tip haiti late october storm curved north northeastward pass eastern bahamas time peaked maximum sustained winds mph early october storm accelerated curved slightly northeast utc october transitioned extratropical cyclone located miles northwest bermuda extratropical remnants persisted dissipating later october impact reported dominican_republic haiti eastern cuba reported light rains particularly provinces strong winds reported bahamas damage occurred far east florida sustained winds reached mph
1900 Atlantic hurricane season