florida hurricane florida hurricane atlantic hurricane caused extensive wind flood damage florida peninsula early mid september tropical cyclone hurricane season storm observed near island bahamas early september moving northwestward hurricane day passed near nassau cyclone turned west northwest september passed north crossed bahamas cyclone produced hurricane force winds caused damage crops buildings deaths reported island chain late september cyclone struck near florida capsized near drowning crew members cyclone caused severe wind damage present day counties losses crops cyclone weakened tropical storm crossing florida intensified hurricane gulf_of_mexico september peaking mph equivalent strong category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale storm landfall near early september northwest florida alabama georgia cyclone produced widespread rainfall causing crop damage additionally storm surge caused boats blown ashore florida panhandle storm killed people florida produced damage falling tropical storm intensity early september storm weakened tropical depression september hours dissipating south_carolina meteorological history based scientific research conducted cyclone estimated begun mph tropical storm south bahamas early september scarce observations genesis likely occurred earlier time operationally moving slowly northwest cyclone quickly strengthened hurricane winds mph equivalent category saffir simpson hurricane wind scale early day utc september reached sustained winds mph centered miles west turning west northwest cyclone maintained intensity passing north utc september cyclone struck south florida near winds mph hurricane weakened crossing weakening tropical storm utc september cyclone entered gulf_of_mexico near south saint_petersburg region winds mph time cyclone moving west northwest started nearly days earlier diminished intensity passage florida peninsula cyclone quickly organized began intensify gulf_of_mexico early september regained hurricane intensity centered south big bend area florida curving northwest increasing forward speed hurricane peaked maximum sustained winds mph neared florida panhandle afternoon september hurricane passed west strike heading backed north northwest cyclone moved landfall near intensity utc september estimated storm reached peak intensity landfall peripheral pressure storm tide observations suggesting winds mph pressure wind relationship indicating minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg moving inland cyclone rapidly diminished strong tropical storm continued weaken entered southern alabama early september day turned northeast east northeast utc september degenerated tropical depression hours later system dissipated east georgia south_carolina border preparations utc september united_states weather_bureau issued storm signals equivalent tropical storm warning florida charleston south_carolina later upgraded hurricane warnings south florida weather conditions newly incorporated town days earlier businesses suspended normal operations people boarded buildings strongest winds arrived cyclone moved gulf_of_mexico reports september september helped ships prepare storm impact bahamas cyclone produced barometric pressure mbar inhg hours beginning utc september period minutes utc pressure dropped mbar inhg hurricane force winds decreased substantially shifting northeast southwest north utc entire storm practically ceased utc late day inches rain attended passage hurricane island nassau recorded pressure mbar inhg winds mph utc september shortly blew away afterward winds shifted east south estimated high mph island hurricane destroyed fruit crop caused considerable damage small structures storm caused heavy damage local shipping southeast florida wind pressure observations available location eye cyclone struck coast cyclone produce storm surge feet near radius maximum wind estimated reported peak sustained winds mph winds damaging force extended north damage limited areas south settlement sheds damaged south schooner blown ashore loss crew members northeast winds reached peak utc september utc day parts buildings blew away buildings rainfall winds subsequently caused damage interiors office building hotel properties owned mayor businesses suffered similar damage debris including materials branches paper thrown streets african american section town buildings destroyed churches stood hurricane damage ran way thousands hotels nearby island survived vegetation west shoreline homes swept foundations interiors flooded trees toppled cottages blown hotel suffered damage lake worth news building severely damaged flooding destruction dozens homes damaged degree ground literally covered fruit including lime fields flattened power telegraph lines trees including large pine trees toppled city offshore barge beached reef crew men forced swim ashore settlements eye believed come ashore nearly destroyed trees buildings dismantled offshore british steamship wrecked near crew members aboard drowned stranded yards beach wreck later salvaged transformed underwater diving attraction damage miami area mainly confined small buildings overturned trees uprooted downed metal broken metal roofs scattered homes blown foundations northern area new building wall west collapsed telegraph electrical lines downed city leaving streets wires loss electricity restored night september damage south florida reached mainly crops cyclone caused minor damage structures blew trees people died tampa storm damaged businesses area reportedly blew half local orange crop heavy rainfall occurred path peaking florida panhandle hurricane produced pressure mbar inhg winds mph settlement near peak storm surge measured town cotton crop destroyed overall structural damage minor ships grounded near cyclone moved inland alabama georgia september produced widespread rains peaking griffin georgia minor crop damage occurred low lying areas advance warning reduced potential damage hurricane killed people florida
1903 Florida hurricane