cuba hurricane cuba hurricane storms atlantic hurricane season reach intensity category strength saffir simpson hurricane scale formed august west coast africa duration maintained west northwest track system intensified tropical storm august hurricane august passing north lesser antilles hurricane rapidly intensified approached turks islands reached category status peak winds mph august subsequently weakened striking northern cuba september winds mph country hurricane left people homeless killed people damage heaviest near storm path strong winds destroyed houses left areas power damage estimated million exiting cuba hurricane entered gulf_of_mexico september attained winds mph initially hurricane posed threat area corpus texas local united_states weather_bureau advised people stay away texas coastline busy labor day weekend officials declared martial law city mandated evacuations hurricane turned west struck near early september winds estimated mph quickly dissipated causing heavy damage high winds caused heavy damage citrus crop hurricane left million damage deaths southern texas meteorological history origins hurricane tropical disturbance near west coast africa august days later system organized classified tropical depression southwest cape_verde days system moved west northwestward little change intensity estimated depression strengthened tropical storm august halfway cape_verde initially storm elongated beginning august began intensify quickly night storm attained hurricane status nearby ships reported gale force winds august hurricane passed north lesser antilles approached southeastern bahamas underwent rapid deepening hour period beginning late august winds increased mph mph small storm grand island reported winds mph hurricane passed slightly north august utc day ship near reported barometric pressure mbar inhg hurricane force winds pressure suggest winds mph reported eye storm smaller normal winds estimated mph hurricane winds rank category saffir simpson hurricane scale storms season maintaining peak winds hours hurricane began weakening passed southern bahamas utc september hurricane landfall northern cuba near winds mph eye moved northern coast cuba crossing shortly storm exited late september hurricane passed north havana entering gulf_of_mexico hurricane ship reported pressure mbar inhg late september suggested winds mph hurricane turned west september approached southern texas weakened slightly utc september hurricane final landfall southern texas winds estimated mph quickly weakened land crossed northeastern mexico storm dissipated late september impact path hurricane killed people collectively turks cuba south texas affected turks producing winds mph hurricane struck cuba officials warned impending storm military workers warned people remain indoors people evacuated coastal town trains specifically run residents havana business owners secured properties anticipation storm deaths hurricane occurred northern cuba winds mph affected coastline havana reported maximum winds mph winds downed power lines uprooted trees high waves flooded blocks city water entering homes east havana high waves destroyed high winds severely damaged local sugar industry nearby coastal town east described virtually leveled storm news reports southern coast hurricane destroyed ships piers high waves washed ships ashore damaged ship high winds destroyed hundreds houses damaged storm path people left homeless lacking food medical supplies interior country hurricane dropped rainfall flooded rivers towns damage estimated million report published indicated deaths country newspaper accounts shortly hurricane indicated deaths storm police officers deployed maintain order officers shot killed people caught looting havana deaths included overall death toll officials deployed trucks pick wounded citizens hurricane bahamas late august united_states weather_bureau issued storm warnings southern florida days later storm struck cuba passed south state producing peak winds mph winds caused little damage high waves destroyed sea wall washed coastal roadway high waves sank boat killing people days hurricane final landfall officials weather_bureau issued warning stations texas coast declaring uncertain tropical storm gulf reach coast line persons warned remain away inaccessible places texas coast week end early warning prevent travelers texas beaches labor day weekend result official office estimated warning probably saved thousands lives early september day landfall weather_bureau issued hurricane warning storm warnings locations texas coast storm westward motion apparent hurricane warning dropped north extended southward officials corpus declared martial law storm struck ordered mandatory evacuations low lying areas shelters opened city businesses closed storm moved area winds estimated mph gusts mph high tides reported coast storm surge reached near tides flooded portions corpus deep sinking boats damaging piers storm generated waves destroyed buildings settlement storm destroyed causeway island mile wide storm dropped heavy rainfall southern texas northeastern mexico peaking station near mercedes total hour precipitation records set storm rains storm previous hurricanes led large increase tropical butterfly species area strong winds destroyed citrus crop overall hurricane left million damage deaths deaths credited advance warning damage expected corpus business owners lost revenue sent letters outcry bureau determined evacuations warnings given storm threat
1933 Cuba–Brownsville hurricane