hurricane hurricane august tropical cyclone record landfall tropical wave spawned moved west coast africa august traversed atlantic august associated area low pressure developed sufficient convective activity declared tropical depression later day system intensified tropical storm moving inland moved water august began quickly intensify eye forming later day storm peaked upper end category hurricane winds mph making landfall hurricane rapidly weakened moving land dissipated following day mexico later little damage resulted storm severe damage took place areas near second landfall total people killed hurricane left homeless flooding caused considered worst years places meteorological history hurricane originated tropical wave moved western coast africa august initial wave quickly weakened entering atlantic_ocean august wave began passed lesser antilles producing scattered shower thunderstorm activity days later convection associated system consolidated central organized mass august system sufficiently organized declared tropical depression early day depression strengthened tropical storm following reports gale force winds ships vicinity storm prior landfall suddenly intensified central barometric pressure decreasing mbar hpa inhg winds reached mph storm moved inland roughly north northern edge august roughly hours landfall center passed directly city time strong ridge southern texas northern mexico caused storm unusual southwest turn later august center moved gulf_of_mexico specifically bay water began quickly intensify attaining hurricane status later day day defined eye developed storm attained peak intensity high end category hurricane winds mph minimum pressure mbar hpa inhg time tropical storm force winds extended north south storm landfall later day near del mexico intensity hurricane strike region record moving inland rapidly weakened depression morning august dissipated later day impact aftermath tropical wave spawned produced significant amounts rainfall better organized upwards recorded august following landfall northern produced heavy rainfall high winds near mph cost waves recorded offshore freighter trapped storm engines failed united_states_coast_guard responded distress sent ship moved gulf_of_mexico august suffering severe flooding killed people left homeless hurricane worsened situation torrential rainfall additional flooding following damage wrought large earthquake struck region relief efforts collapsing numerous structures winds land mph leading severe wind damage caused total deaths fatalities occurred city flooded deaths occurred coastal city veracruz considered worst flooding city years according officials homes local docks destroyed region estimated people left homeless direct result mexico
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