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The 1927 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1927, and lasted until November 30, 1927. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1927 season was relatively inactive. There were seven tropical cyclones that formed during the season; four became hurricanes; two became major hurricanes. The first storm of the season was also the strongest and most notable. It became a Category 3 early in its life and was one for a long time (more than two days). It then became a strong extratropical cyclone as it headed up the east coast of the U.S. striking Nova Scotia causing heavy damage and 184 deaths. The other major hurricane produced gusty winds on Bermuda. The only cyclone to strike the U.S. that year was a tropical storm that made landfall in South Carolina.
[edit] Storms
[edit] Hurricane One
- Main article: 1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane
The first storm of the season was the most notable. It was the tropical inception of the Great August Gale that caused heavy damage to Atlantic Canada. It formed in the deep tropics in mid August and quickly strengthened into a hurricane, eventually attaining winds of 120 mph (190 km/h). The storm moved northwest toward the American mid-Atlantic coast. It was a major hurricane for two and a half days before becoming extratropical on August 24 and recurving to the northeast. It struck Yarmouth, Nova Scotia with 105 mph (169 km/h) sustained winds, raking all the way up through Newfoundland. The storm killed 184 people and caused over one million dollars in damages.
[edit] Hurricane Two
Storm Two was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that spent its entire life over the open ocean. It formed off Dakar in early September and moved nearly due west for an entire week with a slight northward grade. It became a hurricane on September 7 and eventually became a Category 2 storm with 105 mph (169 km/h) sustained winds. Shortly after reaching its peak intensity on September 9, it recurved to the north-northeast and became extratropical.
[edit] Hurricane Three
The third hurricane of the season was very similar to 1998's Hurricane Lisa in that it moved nearly due north across the central Atlantic for most of its existence and was a tropical storm until the very end of its life. Storm Three moved slowly for the first five days while moving on a more northwesterly track. On September 28 it sped up and turned straight north. It became a hurricane the next day but would lose its identity that evening.
[edit] Hurricane Four
The only other major hurricane of the season, this one formed shortly after Storm Three in the same general area between the Cape Verde Islands and the Windward Islands. It moved northwestward in the direction Bermuda and strengthened. It became a hurricane the day after forming. Storm Four became a major hurricane with 120 mph (190 km/h) sustained winds as it recurved away from Bermuda, which briefly received gale-force winds. The storm slowly weakened over cooler waters and became extratropical on September 29 while just south of the Grand Banks.
[edit] Tropical Storm Five
The only cyclone to strike the United States in 1927, Storm Five formed near the central Bahamas on the first day of October and moved genearally northwest, reaching its peak intensity of 60 mph (97 km/h) on the afternoon of the 2nd. It made landfall at that intensity near Beaufort, South Carolina the next day and very slowly weakened inland. The storm recurved over the Carolinas and dissipated over northern Virginia. No damage was reported.
[edit] Tropical Storm Six
The sixth storm of the season formed in the western Caribbean on October 17 and moved due east, an odd track for Atlantic storms prior to recurvature. It clipped the Cayman Islands and turned northeastward into southeast Cuba with winds no higher than 45 mph (72 km/h). Heavy rains caused some crop damage but little else of consequence. The storm quickly exited Cuba and passed over the Bahamas before dissipating over the western Atlantic.
[edit] Tropical Storm Seven
Little is written about the last storm of the season. According to the Best Track data, it formed near the Cayman Islands in late October, moving up through central Cuba on Halloween night with sustained winds of only 45 mph (72 km/h). It then passed through the Bahamas slight weaker and turned more northward. It became extratropical on November 3.
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