1901 Atlantic hurricane season
1901 Atlantic hurricane season
| First storm formed |
June 11, 1901 |
| Last storm dissipated |
November 6, 1901 |
| Strongest storm |
#6 – 105 knots (165 km/h) |
| Total storms |
12 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+) |
0 |
| Total damage |
$1 million+ (1901 USD) $22.2 million+ (2005 USD) |
| Total fatalities |
10 |
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 |
The 1901 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and early fall of 1901. The season was average, with twelve tropical storms, five of which because hurricanes and none became major.
Storms
Tropical Storm One
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
June 11 – June 15 |
| Intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The season had an early start with a tropical storm forming near the Isle of Youth on June 11. It passed Cuba and moved through the Gulf of Mexico as a weak tropical storm, finally hitting land on the Florida Panhandle on June 14. After moving inland, the storm rapidly weakened to a tropical depression. It continued northward and eventually curved northwestward. By June 15, the storm dissipated over southern Illinois.
Tropical Storm Two
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
July 1 – July 10 |
| Intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min), < 1007 mbar (hPa) |
The next storm formed on July 1 east of Venezuela. It moved briskly through the Caribbean Sea, hitting Jamaica and the western tip of Cuba on the way, and finally made landfall in Southeast Texas as a minimal tropical storm.
Hurricane Three
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
July 4 – July 13 |
| Intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min), 997 mbar (hPa) |
Another July storm formed near the same location as the previous storm on July 4. It moved westward, hitting the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic as a tropical storm. The storm strengthened to hurricane strength, hit the Outer Banks, and looped around to hit near the North Carolina/South Carolina border.
Hurricane Four
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 2 – August 18 |
| Intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min), 973 mbar (hPa) |
The season's fourth storm had an unusual origin southwest of the Azores Islands on August 2. It moved west-southwestward for six days before reaching tropical storm strength near the Bahamas. It hit near West Palm Beach on August 10, crossed South Florida. It hit Grand Isle, Louisiana on August 14, producing levee breeches which flooded New Orleans, and destroying every building in Port Eads, Louisiana other than the lighthouse. It hit near Gulfport, Mississippi on the August 16, after causing 10 deaths and over $1 million in damage (1901 USD).
Tropical Storm Five
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 18 – August 22 |
| Intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The fifth storm formed and moved through Grenada in middle August.
Hurricane Six
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 29 – September 11 |
| Intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The next storm, a Cape Verde-type hurricane, made it to 105 mph (165 km/h) winds before going out to sea.
Hurricane Seven
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 9 – September 19 |
| Intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Tropical Storm Seven moved through the northern Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles, recurved, and hit near Pensacola, Florida in early to middle September.
Tropical Storm Eight
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 12 – September 17 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The season's eighth storm formed and died off the coast of Africa.
Tropical Storm Nine
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 21, 1901 – October 3, 1901 |
| Intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The ninth storm of the season formed in the central Caribbean, moved northward through Cuba, and hit the Florida Panhandle in late September. In florida, a church was destroyed killng 1 person.
Tropical Storm Ten
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 5, 1901 – October 14, 1901 |
| Intensity |
≥70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The tenth storm remained out at sea.
Tropical Storm Eleven
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 15, 1901 – October 18, 1901 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Tropical Storm Eleven formed south of Cuba, crossed over, and strengthened before becoming extratropical.
Hurricane Twelve
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 12, 1901 – November 6, 1901 |
| Intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The final storm formed north of Puerto Rico in late October, reached hurricane strength southeast of Bermuda, and dissipated in early November.
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