User:Storm05/1909 Velasco Hurricane
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| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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| Formed | July 13, 1909 | |
| Dissipated | July 22, 1909 | |
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| Lowest pressure | unknown | |
| Damage | $2 million (1909 USD) | |
| Fatalities | 41 direct | |
| Areas affected |
Jamacia, Cuba, Texas | |
| Part of the 1909 Atlantic hurricane season |
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The 1909 Velasco Hurricane was a moderate category 3 hurricane that struck northeastern Texas in mid July of 1909. The fourth storm and second hurricane of the 1909 Atlantic hurricane season, the hurricane reached a peak of 115 mph before the storm center passed directly over the city of Velasco, Texas at category 2 strength before dissapating inland. [1]
The hurricane left $2 million dollars (1909 USD) and 41 deaths. The hurricane was noteworthy because it was the first test of the Galveston Seawall which was built after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. [2]
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[edit] Storm history
A tropical depression formed on July 13 east of the Windward Islands and moved westward across the Caribbean Sea. The depression then reached tropical storm status on August 17. Because storm tracking technology was primitive in 1909, the storm was undetected untill July 18, by that time it was already reached hurricane strength. [3][4]
The hurricane continued moving west-northwest before veering futher west where it rapidly reached category 3 strength. The hurricane then gradually weaknened to category 2 strength before making landfall 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Galveston, Texas (the storm center passed directly over the city of Velasco. [4][1]
