hurricane brought flooding texas september fifth named storm hurricane annual season developed tropical wave located east lesser antilles august initially tropical depression strengthened hours later system crossed leeward_islands entered caribbean_sea late august headed westward august intensified category hurricane hours later strengthened category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale storm curved northwestward south hispaniola result struck peninsula haiti september flooding country killed people left missing additionally thousands left homeless crops washed numerous cattle killed emerging caribbean_sea deepened peaked mph category hurricane september making landfall near cuba heavy rainfall lead flooding turn caused hundreds flee homes resulted fatalities hundreds livestock drowned telephone telegraph services disrupted areas storm disorganized moving southern coast cuba weakened tropical storm later september reached gulf_of_mexico september briefly strengthened began weaken approaching gulf_coast united_states storm landfall weak tropical storm near texas september rapidly weakened inland dissipated later day rainfall rough surf caused inland coastal flooding texas offshore captain boat fell overboard went missing later presumed drowned meteorological history tropical wave observed near august later day reconnaissance aircraft flight reported wind shirt average shower thunderstorm activity low level circulation utc august tropical depression developed east lesser antilles hours later depression strengthened storm moved leeward_islands entered caribbean_sea late august reconnaissance aircraft reported sustained winds mph time san_juan puerto_rico began issuing advisories strengthened category hurricane utc august hours later category hurricane september curved west northwestward later day landfall peninsula haiti winds mph storm operationally thought remained offshore emerged caribbean_sea september immediately resumed strengthening category hurricane utc september attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg time storm landfall near cuba intensity rough terrain island caused weaken category hurricane september later day weakened tropical storm storm strengthened mph reaching gulf_of_mexico september maintained intensity approximately hours moving west northwestward began weaken september hours later storm landfall near texas winds mph weakened tropical depression dissipated late september wind gusts puerto_rico mph heavy rainfall caused local flooding damage minor locations confined crops preparation island hispaniola hurricane warning issued dominican_republic coastline brought heavy rains peaking polo damage resultant flooding southwestern dominican_republic reached additionally wind gusts mph reported santo domingo heavy precipitation haiti caused flash floods killed people near people listed missing water covered roads low lying areas combination strong winds flooding rendered thousands homeless damage agriculture heavy numerous cattle killed crops washed sugar cane monetary damage estimate losses haiti noted considerable flooding occurred cuba hundreds evacuated homes different provinces cuba including peasant families near houses swept away overflowed area woman sons drowned swollen river additionally body man recovered near del sur hundreds livestock drowned telephone telegraph services disrupted areas losses cuba estimated reached role cuban revolution government troops stayed barracks storm rebels progress cover later heard hurricane radio taught comrades entities like tropical cyclones named order produced gale force winds florida keys causing damage mainly fences signs winds damaged overturned trailers north miami freighter disabled towed port united_states_coast_guard fears storm similar hurricane previous year residents evacuated southwestern louisiana estimated fled inland approached leaving people ride storm louisiana caused collision ocean bound mississippi_river near new_orleans impact louisiana limited minor damage rice crops southwestern portion state oil platforms offshore houston texas people alerted possible evacuations approach area coast evacuations port connor brought heavy rains eastern southern texas including galveston precipitation brought minor flooding low lying areas brought swells coast texas portion closed south tidal flooding caused closure portion near offshore shrimp sank storm smashed rocks near galveston crew fled life boats later rescued captain boat went missing washed overboard man later presumed drowned
Hurricane Ella (1958)