1891 Atlantic hurricane season
1891 Atlantic hurricane season
| First storm formed |
July 3, 1891 |
| Last storm dissipated |
November 6, 1891 |
| Strongest storm |
Three — 125 mph (201 km/h), 951 mbar (28.1 inHg) |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
| Total fatalities |
13 |
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 |
The 1891 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1891. 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.
Storms
Hurricane One
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
July 3 – July 8 |
| Intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed in Gulf of Mexico northwest of Campeche; made landfall near Galveston, Texas; dissipated near the Alabama-Tennessee state line.
Hurricane Two
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 17 – August 29 |
| Intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed south of the Cape Verde Islands; dissipated in the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Three
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 18 – August 25 |
| Intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min), 961 mbar (hPa) |
Formed east of the Lesser Antilles; made landfalls in the Dominican Republic, Bahamas and Florida; dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Four
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 2 – September 1 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed northeast of the Leeward Islands; made landfalls in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland; dissipated north of Newfoundland in the Labrador Sea
Hurricane Five
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 16 – September 26 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
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
Hurricane Six
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 29 – October 8 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
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 Four affected the area; dissipated in the Labrador Sea
Tropical Storm Seven
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 4 – October 10 |
| Intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), 1001 mbar (hPa) |
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
Tropical Storm Eight
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 7 – October 16 |
| Intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed north of Honduras; made landfalls in Cuba, Florida, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland; dissipated west-southwest of Iceland
Hurricane Nine
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 12 – October 20 |
| Intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed north of Grenada, and made landfalls on Saint Croix and the main Virgin Islands; dissipated just before affecting southern tip of Nova Scotia
Tropical Storm Ten
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
November 3 – November 6 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Formed northeast of present-day Nassau, Bahamas; never made landfall before dissipating in the open Atlantic.
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