cuba hurricane cuba hurricane earliest officially classified hurricane saffir simpson scale formed october western caribbean slowly organizing tracked northwestward october attained hurricane status east yucatán_peninsula subsequently executed small loop october hurricane began undergoing rapid deepening day reached estimated peak intensity mph shortly struck extreme western cuba peak intensity strongest hurricane record hit country later hurricane weakened greatly striking southwestern florida winds mph sparsely populated region crossing state weakened tropical storm status accelerating east northeastward absorbed cold october south bermuda western caribbean_sea developing storm produced heavy rainfall increased winds strong winds western cuba caused severe damage small towns nearly destroyed people killed country later hurricane brought heavy rainfall southern florida caused flooding crop damage damage light state casualties meteorological history october tropical depression observed western caribbean_sea eastern honduras coast large weak tropical cyclone moving slowly northwestward gradually intensifying october estimated depression attained tropical storm status strengthening steady day storm reached hurricane status southeast time began execute small loop east coast yucatán_peninsula october hurricane completed loop winds increased mph major hurricane category saffir simpson hurricane scale strength point based subsequent analysis peripheral recordings atmospheric pressure maximum sustained winds ships land stations beginning late october tracked north northeastward cuba hurricane underwent rapid deepening evidenced ship wind report mph wind report initially thought peak intensity cyclone subsequent research confirmed deepening based low pressures recorded region ship radius maximum winds reported reading mbar ship found mbar high resulting pressure mbar additionally station land reported pressure mbar inhg based readings estimated hurricane attained minimum central pressure mbar near western coast cuba suggested peak winds mph late october hurricane landfall extreme western cuba director havana believed hurricane severe experienced latitudes exiting cuba gulf_of_mexico hurricane weakened greatly october passed short distance west florida early october hurricane moved winds mph cyclone weakened turned eastward state deteriorating tropical storm status passed near miami accelerated east northeastward moving bahamas gradually weakening storm interacted approaching cold late october transitioned extratropical cyclone shortly absorbed impact records developing tropical cyclone storm produced increased winds lower pressures coast honduras heavy rainfall occurred jamaica causing street flooding mudslides little damage reported communications railway travel storm brushed eastern belize located coast producing inches rainfall light winds extreme western cuba damage severe strong winds likened impact tornado severe damage reported location dozen people killed injured nearly building town severely damaged heavy losses occurred tobacco crop western hurricane destroyed communication links center capital city havana recorded southerly winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg country hurricane capsized ships primarily fishing vessels death toll country estimated days storm cuban president authorized relief aid send hurricane victims days prior striking florida outer circulation began producing rainfall state storm warnings issued east west coastlines northward later hurricane warnings issued area schools tampa area closed storm expected ashore hurricane affected florida passed west sustained winds mph gusts mph reported little damage occurred region limited downed trees advance warning advised ships remain port residents secure property later hurricane moved ashore sparsely populated region southwestern florida damage reported communications temporarily cut deaths reported heavy rainfall reported path location accumulated inches hour period established new day rainfall record state station miami recorded inches wind gusts area approached hurricane force combination winds rain damaged local citrus crop rainfall flooded streets homes commercial buildings miami area hundreds people left telephone access impact reported bahamas hurricanes determined hurricane attained winds mph making category saffir simpson hurricane scale hurricane earliest known attained intensity hurricane previously thought earliest storm intensity record landfall cuba category status hurricane hit country thought struck category status storm existed prior start atlantic hurricane database steamship recorded atmospheric pressure mbar inhg storm lowest pressure recorded atlantic hurricane breaking previous record mbar inhg atlantic hurricane record storm lasted cuba hurricane pressure mbar inhg reported reading mbar inhg remains lowest pressure recorded land cuba
1924 Cuba hurricane