1891 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | July 3, 1891 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | Nov. 6, 1891 |
| Strongest storm: | Hurricane #3 - 125 mph (205 km/h) |
| Total storms: | 10 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 1 |
| Total damage: | Unknown |
| Total fatalities: | 13 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 |
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The 1891 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1891, and lasted until November 30, 1891. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The season had 10 tropical storms, 7 of which became hurricanes. However, due to scarce technology and the fact that only storms that affected land or ships were recorded, the actual total could be higher.
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| TD | TS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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[edit] Storms
| Storm | Formed | Dissipated | Max. Winds |
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| Hurricane #1 | July 3 | July 8 | 90 mph |
| Hurricane #2 | August 17 | August 29 | 75 mph |
| Hurricane #3 | August 18 | August 25 | 125 mph |
| Hurricane #4 | September 2 | September 10 | 100 mph |
| Hurricane #5 | September 16 | September 26 | 100 mph |
| Hurricane #6 | September 29 | October 8 | 100 mph |
| Tropical Storm #7 | October 4 | October 10 | 50 mph |
| Tropical Storm #8 | October 7 | October 16 | 65 mph |
| Hurricane #9 | October 12 | October 20 | 85 mph |
| Tropical Storm #10 | November 3 | November 6 | 60 mph |
[edit] Hurricane #1
Formed in Gulf of Mexico northwest of Campeche; made landfall near Galveston, Texas; dissipated near the Alabama-Tennessee state line
[edit] Hurricane #2
Formed south of the Cape Verde Islands; dissipated in the Atlantic Ocean
[edit] Hurricane #3
Formed east of the Lesser Antilles; made landfalls in the Dominican Republic, Bahamas and Florida; dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico
[edit] Hurricane #4
Formed northeast of the Leeward Islands; made landfalls in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland; dissipated north of Newfoundland in the Labrador Sea
[edit] Hurricane #5
Formed in the open Atlantic near 20°N 45°W; a fish-spinning storm that threatened Bermuda as a Category 1 system and dissipated west-northwest of Madeira
[edit] Hurricane #6
Formed in the open Atlantic near 21°N 52°W; threatened Bermuda and made landfalls in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland less than a month after Hurricane #4 affected the area; dissipated in the Labrador Sea
[edit] Tropical Storm #7
Formed in the Caribbean Sea south of Jamaica; made landfalls on Isla de la Juventud, and in Cuba and Florida; dissipated in the open Atlantic
[edit] Tropical Storm #8
Formed north of Honduras; made landfalls in Cuba, Florida, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland; dissipated west-southwest of Iceland
[edit] Hurricane #9
Formed north of Grenada, and made landfalls on Saint Croix and the main Virgin Islands; dissipated just before affecting southern tip of Nova Scotia
[edit] Tropical Storm #10
Formed northeast of present-day Nassau, Bahamas; never made landfall before dissipating in the open Atlantic.
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