| First storm formed | June 27, 1929 |
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| Last storm dissipated | October 22, 1929 |
| Strongest storm | #2 – 924 mbar (hPa) (27.3 inHg), 155 mph (250 km/h) |
| Total depressions | 5 |
| Total storms | 5 |
| Hurricanes | 3 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 51 |
| Total damage | $250,000 (1929 USD) |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 |
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The 1929 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1929. It was a mostly quiet season in the Atlantic as only five tropical cyclones formed during the season, with the distance between the first and second storms being nearly three months. Of the five storms that formed, three reached hurricane strength, and one became a major hurricane.
Most of the season's damage and fatalities was caused by the second hurricane of the season. It formed north-east of the Caribbean, and hit the Bahamas as a Category 4. It killed 50 people in the Bahamas and caused damage in the Florida Keyes. Another storm hit central Texas as a Category 1, causing light damage. The other one stayed out to sea.
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| Duration | June 27 – June 30 | ||
| Intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min), 982 mbar (hPa) | ||
A 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) tropical storm formed on June 27 in the central Bay of Campeche. Moving northward, the developing storm strengthened to a hurricane on June 28 while turning northwest. Continuing to move northwest and intensify, the hurricane reached its peak of 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) later on June 28, and made landfall shortly afterward near Matagorda Bay as that intensity, a strong Category 1 hurricane, late on June 28. The hurricane weakened quickly to a tropical storm after moving inland on June 29, and remained at that intensity through New Mexico. It eventually dissipated on June 30 over Arizona. Damage was light.
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| Duration | September 22 – October 4 | ||
| Intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min), 924 mbar (hPa) | ||
Of this season's 5 storms, the 1929 Florida Hurricane (or the Great Andros Island hurricane) was the most notable. In the Keys, roofs were torn off houses, debris was thrown through the air, and small craft were sunk in the harbors. It grazed the southwest coast and struck again at the Big Bend area as a strong tropical storm. The storm dissipated inland. It killed nearly 50 people in the Bahamas and caused catastrophic damage on Andros Island where it hit as a strong Category 4 hurricane.
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| Duration | September 25 – September 27 | ||
| Intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), 997 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical storm formed on September 25 west of Bermuda. It curved northward, becoming extratropical on September 27, and dissipating on September 29.
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| Duration | October 15 – October 19 | ||
| Intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), ≤999 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical storm formed on October 15 in the eastern North Atlantic south-southwest of the Azores. It moved west-southwestward before turning to the northwest, becoming extratropical on October 19.
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| Duration | October 19 – October 22 | ||
| Intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min), ≤997 mbar (hPa) | ||
Originally considered a continuation of the previous storm, the final storm of the season formed on October 19. It moved northeastward, becoming a hurricane and reaching peak winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). The hurricane turned to the northwest, becoming extratropical on October 22 and dissipating the next day.
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