1575-1599 Atlantic hurricane seasons

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The years from 1575 to 1599 featured the 1575-1599 Atlantic hurricane seasons. While data for every storm that occurred is unavailable, some parts of the coastline were populated enough to give data of hurricane occurrences. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic basin. Most tropical cyclone formation occurs between June 1 and November 30.

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Year Location Date Deaths Damage/Notes
1579 Atlantic Ocean N/A N/A Spanish Armada's 600 ton Almirante sunk
1586 Roanoke Island June 23- June 26 N/A First of many storms to hit the first colonial settlement
1586 Bahamas N/A N/A Nine ships lost, possibly related to above
1587 Roanoke Island August 31 N/A Sir Francis Drake took six days to regroup in Roanoke after the storm
1588 Roanoke Island N/A 116 Third of four hurricanes to hit the area in five years
1589 Bahamas September 9 N/A four ships sank
1590 Gulf of Mexico "Early 1590" 1000 N/A
1591 Atlantic Ocean August 10 501 Waves and rain, twenty two ships lost
1594 Caribbean Sea N/A N/A One ship lost

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