louisiana hurricane louisiana hurricane strong tropical cyclone caused significant damage parts louisiana september second tropical storm hurricane annual hurricane season formed area disturbed weather september northwest colombia system remained weak tropical depression landfall nicaragua later intensified tropical storm strength moved prior making second landfall yucatán_peninsula gulf_of_mexico storm quickly intensified moved north northwest reaching peak intensity category hurricane winds mph prior making landfall near louisiana change intensity quickly weakened land dissipating september eastern kansas approached united_states gulf_coast hurricane forced estimated people evacuate numerous evacuations measures occur landfall hurricane generated strong winds wide coast trees causing damage homes infrastructure heavy rainfall associated storm peaked alabama heavy rains washed railroads leading rail accidents gulf_coast damage storm totaled million death associated hurricane meteorological history mid september trough moved central caribbean_sea vicinity islands organized developed closed circulation september classified tropical depression utc day early existence depression remained weak winds remaining mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg weak disturbance later landfall intensity near border honduras nicaragua utc september small system gained intensity moved honduras attaining tropical storm strength september prior entering near tropical storm slightly intensified maximum sustained winds mph september later landfall yucatán_peninsula accelerated north northwest despite initially reported maintained intensity peninsula storm determined weakened minimal tropical storm strength entering gulf_of_mexico late september weakened tropical storm began intensify gulf_of_mexico september utc storm reached hurricane intensity modern day category hurricane continuing intensify gulf hurricane attained category hurricane intensity utc september subsequently reached peak intensity winds mph estimated minimum pressure mbar inhg hurricane later landfall peak intensity near louisiana utc later day maximum winds spanned center landfall ships offshore louisiana coast reported eye associated hurricane land system began quickly weaken tropical storm strength utc day located near parish continuing accelerate north northwest estimated tropical cyclone dissipated september kansas based observations nearby weather stations preparations impact hurricane warnings initially issued areas gulf_coast louisiana texas later moved eastward coastal regions pensacola florida new_orleans hurricane progressed closer coast additional marine warnings issued offshore regions potentially affected hurricane boats evacuated gulf_coast ports onshore freight trains moved mainland preparation storm railways evacuated people island estimated people evacuated united_states_coast_guard ordered ready immediate service event emergency national_guard strike duty galveston camp transferred barracks oil companies abandoned operations coastal oil fields advance hurricane people lake evacuated new_orleans causing hotels overflow forcing refugees shelter public buildings including post offices strong winds gusts reported gulf_coast gulf_of_mexico ship reported minimum central barometric pressure mbar inhg prior storm intensification hurricane louisiana reported sustained winds mph winds mph reported far east result numerous trees uprooted power lines downed death occurred new_orleans electric wire downed hurricane strong winds downed power lines caused lack communication areas affected relief efforts new_orleans service homes strong winds coast inland rainfall concentrated primarily eastern half cyclone rain occurring september 23rd alabama rain recorded associated hurricane hour september rainfall record set rain measured kelly louisiana system rapid dissipation land rainfall amounts remained generally interior regions louisiana texas rainfall peaked heavy rains caused damage railroads louisiana train running louisville kentucky nashville tennessee left stranded washed near chef rail operations stopped new_orleans mobile alabama tides average reported mississippi sound hurricane moved coast tides average reported mississippi strong storm surge caused considerable damage louisiana hurricane landfall near low tide major storm surge impacts overall damage caused hurricane totaled crop related damage particularly rice sugar cane totaled
1920 Louisiana hurricane