1893 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | June 12, 1893 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | Nov. 9, 1893 |
| Strongest storm: | Chenier Caminanda Hurricane - 115 knots (135 mph) |
| Total storms: | 12 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 5 |
| Total damage: | $5.2 million+ (1893 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 4028 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 |
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The 1893 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1893, and lasted until November 30, 1893. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1893 season was fairly active, with 12 tropical storms forming, 10 of which became hurricanes. Of those, 5 became major hurricanes. This season proved to be a very deadly season, with two different hurricanes causing over two thousand (2000) deaths in the United States.
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[edit] Storms
[edit] Hurricane One
The season began early with its first storm forming on June 12 in the Bay of Campeche. The storm moved northeastward throughout its life, and hit the Florida Panhandle on June 16 as a strong tropical storm. After weakening over the Southeast United States, the storm emerged over the Atlantic Ocean near Norfolk, Virginia. After briefly strengthening to a hurricane, the storm succumbed to cold water and shear and became extratropical on June 20.
[edit] Hurricane Two
July continued the season's activity, with a tropical storm forming in the western Caribbean Sea north of Panama on July 4. The storm intensified to an 95 mph hurricane before hitting the northeast coast of Honduras. It mainly retained its strength until it hit the northeastern coast of Belize on July 6. Afterwards, it rapidly weakened over the Yucatán Peninsula and dissipated on July 7.
[edit] Hurricane Three
The 3rd storm of the season formed in the Southern Atlantic Ocean on August 13. It steadily strengthened to a hurricane while moving over the Leeward Islands. While approaching Puerto Rico on the 16th, its winds increased to major hurricane status, but they soon dropped, with the storm regaining major hurricane status eventually. This hurricane was one of four active hurricanes on August 22, an event only repeated by the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season.
[edit] Hurricane Four
The 4th storm of the season began its life in the Central Tropical Atlantic on August 15. The storm moved west-northwestward for the first week of its life, while strengthening on the way. As it reached Category 3 strength, it moved more northwestward. Cooler waters weakened the storm, but it managed to hit New York City directly as an 85 mph hurricane. This storm was one of four active hurricanes on August 22.
[edit] Hurricane Five
The 5th storm of the season started east of Bermuda on August 15. After moving northwestward for a day, it moved northeastward and strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane. The storm hit the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland on the 18th as an 90 mph hurricane, and dissipated the day after.
[edit] Sea Islands Hurricane
- Main article: 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane
The 6th storm of the season, known as the 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane, formed near Cape Verde on August 15. The storm moved generally westward for the first 11 days of its life, during which it strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane. As it approached the Bahamas, it moved more northwestward, paralleling the coast of Florida. The storm hit near Savannah, Georgia and was responsible for the deaths of 2000 people. It moved northeastward, and underwent extratropical transition on the 31st. This hurricane was one of four active hurricanes on August 22.
[edit] Hurricane Seven
The 7th storm of the season started near the Cape Verde islands on August 20. It moved northwestward, reaching Category 2 hurricane strength on the 23rd. The hurricane maintained its strength until the 28th, when cooler waters led the storm to extratropical transition. This storm was one of four active hurricanes on August 22.
[edit] Hurricane Eight
The 8th storm of the season formed in the western Caribbean Sea on September 4. After hitting the Yucatán Peninsula, it strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico to a 95 mph hurricane. It hit the southern coast of Louisiana on September 7, and dissipated over northeastern Alabama.
[edit] Hurricane Nine
The 9th storm of the season formed southwest of Cape Verde on September 25. It moved westward for the first 8 days of its life when it moved more northwestward. During this time it strengthened to a major hurricane, and it maintained its strength until landfall. As it bypassed the Bahamas, it moved more northward, and struck near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 13 with winds around 120 mph. It moved through North Carolina and the Appalachian Mountains, becoming extratropical on the 14th. It caused 28 deaths.
The hurricane had an estimated Accumulated Cyclone Energy of 63.5, one of the highest of any historical Atlantic hurricane.
[edit] Chenier Caminanda Hurricane
- Main article: 1893 Chenier Caminanda Hurricane
The 10th storm of the season, known as the Chenier Caminanda Hurricane began on September 27 in the western Caribbean Sea. After hitting the northeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane, it moved through the Gulf of Mexico. As it approached the southeast coast of Louisiana, it rapidly strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, and hit land on October 2. It moved through Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas before dissipating at sea. This storm was one of the first hurricanes to receive a category for strength like the modern Saffir-Simpson scale, being rated a Category 4. It killed 2000 people and caused around $5 million (1893 dollars) in damage.
[edit] Tropical Storm Eleven
The 11th storm of the season started just south of the Isle of Youth on October 20. After moving through Cuba, it strengthened to a 60 mph storm before it hit the Delmarva Peninsula on the 23rd.
[edit] Tropical Storm Twelve
The 12th and final storm of the season formed northeast of the Bahamas on November 5. The storm moved northwestward, almost hitting North Carolina as a strong tropical storm, but went out to sea, becoming extratropical on the 10th.
