1930 Atlantic hurricane season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Season summary map |
|
| First storm formed: | Aug. 21, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Last storm dissipated: | Sept. 17, 1930 |
| Strongest storm: | 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane - 130 knots (150 mph) |
| Total storms: | 2 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 1 |
| Total damage: | $50 million (1930 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 8,000 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 |
|
The 1930 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1930, and lasted until November 30, 1930. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1930 season was one of the least active seasons on record, with only two tropical cyclones known to have formed during the season. However, both reached hurricane strength and the second of the two remains to this day one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricnaes in recorded history.
Contents |
[edit] Storms
[edit] Hurricane One
The first hurricane began in the Central Atlantic on August 21. It reached Category 2 hurricane strength on the 26th with winds of 105 mph as it grazed Bermuda, and became extratropical shortly after.
[edit] Hurricane Two
| Deadliest Atlantic hurricanes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Fatalities |
| 1 | "Great Hurricane" | 1780 | 22,000 |
| 2 | Mitch | 1998 | 11,000 – 18,000 |
| 3 | "Galveston" | 1900 | 8,000 – 12,000 |
| 4 | Fifi | 1974 | 8,000 – 10,000 |
| 5 | "Dominican Republic" | 1930 | 2,000 – 8,000 |
| 6 | Flora | 1963 | 7,186 – 8,000 |
| 7 | "Pointe-a-Pitre" | 1776 | 6,000+ |
| 8 | "Newfoundland | 1775 | 4,000 – 4,163 |
| 9 | "Okeechobee" | 1928 | 4,075+ |
| 10 | "San Ciriaco" | 1899 | 3,433+ |
| Main article: List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes | |||
- Main article: 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane
The other storm was the more notable and one of the deadliest storms of the twentieth century, known as the 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane. A strong Category 4 hurricane, it directly hit Santo Domingo. It unleashed torrential rainfall and severe damage in the city, where as many as 8,000 people died. After making landfall, the storm quickly weakened from a monstrous Category 4 to a minimal tropical storm within 24 hours due to land interaction with the mountains. The tropical storm crossed Cuba and Florida and restrengthened into a Category 2 hurricane before dissipating in the central Atlantic.
