1919 Atlantic hurricane season

1919 Atlantic hurricane season
First storm formed June 1, 1919
Last storm dissipated November 15, 1919
Strongest storm Florida Keys Hurricane – 927 mbar (hPa) (27.39 inHg), 150 mph (240 km/h)
Total depressions 10
Total storms 5
Hurricanes 2
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) 1
Total fatalities 600-900
Total damage $22 million (1919 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921

The 1919 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1919. The first of the tropical storms formed on July 2, while the last system dissipated on November 15. The season was a below average season. Five tropical cyclones formed and only two became a hurricane. Three of the season's cyclones made landfall. The most damaging storm of the season was the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane, which killed hundreds along its path from the Florida Straits into southern Texas.

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Storms

Tropical Storm One

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration July 2 – July 7
Intensity 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min),  995 mbar (hPa)

The first storm of the season formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico. This tropical storm moved northward and struck Pensacola, Florida several days later, causing US$25,000 (1919 USD) in damage.

Hurricane Two

Category 4 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration September 2 – September 16
Intensity 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min),  927 mbar (hPa)
Main article: 1919 Florida Keys Hurricane

The most notable storm of the season, however, was the Florida Keys hurricane. The storm passed south of Key West as a Category 4. The storm passed over main Gulf of Mexico shipping routes as a strong Category 4 before making landfall just south of Corpus Christi, Texas as a Category 3 hurricane.[1] Damage totaled US$22 million (1919 dollars). The death toll in Texas was officially 286, but the overall death toll of at least 600 was due to ships lost at sea during the cyclone.

Hurricane Three

Category 2 hurricane (SSHS)
Duration September 2 – September 5
Intensity 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min),  Unknown

On September 2, a tropical depression strengthened to a tropical storm in the western Atlantic Ocean. It intensified to a hurricane, and it rapidly strengthened to a peak intensity of 100 mph (155 km/h) on September 3. A ship reported a pressure of 977 mbar (28.86 inHg) away from the center. The cyclone weakened and transitioned to an extratropical system on September 4.[2]

Tropical Storm Four

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 29 – October 2
Intensity 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min),  Unknown

On October 1, a minimal tropical storm formed offshore the northwest Bahamas, which then moved west-northwest and made landfall on Georgia. It caused only minimum damage to land.[2]

Tropical Storm Five

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration November 10 – November 15
Intensity 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min),  Unknown

A late season tropical storm approached hurricane intensity and remained south of Bermuda in mid-November.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hurricane Center. Atlantic Hurricane Database. Retrieved on 2008-09-30.
  2. ^ a b c Hurricane Research Division. "HURDAT Meta-Data". NOAA. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_19151920_new.html. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 

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