Talk:1860-1869 Atlantic hurricane seasons

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[edit] September Gale, 1869

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6. A hurricane was first observed northeast of the Bahamas on September 7. It strengthened to a Category 3 on the 8th, and it retained that intensity until its Rhode Island landfall on the 9th. It dissipated over northern Maine that night. The hurricane caused a great deal of damage in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine, but only caused one reported death.

If this is truly the case, then I can provide the name of the individual - James Ewell Williamson. My source is The Genealogies of Mayflower Families Volume 3 (1985 - available on Ancestry.com) is based off of the New England Historical and Genealogical Registers that were published in the 1920s. Williamson's record indicates that he was drowned off the Grand Banks in the famous "September Gale," 8 Sept 1869 --Speedy47 08:02, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, we don't ever list the names of the deceased of tropical cyclones, unless I suppose they happen to kill someone famous. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:35, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Track maps for 1866 storms

I have noticed missing track maps for the individual storms from the 1866 Atlantic hurricane season. Can the individual track maps for storms from that season be added to the Wikimedia Commons tropical cyclone track database? Thanks. CapeVerdeWave 14:52 UTC, 22 March 2007