1780 Atlantic hurricane season
1780 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | ≤June 13, 1780 |
Last system dissipated | ≥Nov. 17, 1780 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | The Great Hurricane |
• Maximum winds | 200 mph (325 km/h) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | ≥ 8 |
Hurricanes | 7 |
Major hurricanes ( 1782 |
The 1780 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and fall in 1780. The 1780 season was extraordinarily destructive, and was the deadliest
Context
This destructive season should be seen against a backdrop of the
Systems
San Antonio Hurricane
The San Antonio Hurricane
Louisiana Hurricane
New Orleans experienced a powerful hurricane on August 24, with winds gusting over 160 mph. The hurricane completely destroyed 39 of the 43 buildings on Grand Isle, Louisiana. The eye then passed over New Orleans and severely damaged structures in what is now known as the French Quarter. The hurricane also caused harvest-ruining crop damage, severe flooding, and tornadoes across southeast Louisiana. It is believed that the hurricane killed around 25 people.[6]
St. Kitts Tropical Storm
On August 25,
Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane
A strong storm formed in the southern Caribbean Sea on October 1. Shortly after, it sank the British transport ship Monarch with all hands, including several hundred Spanish prisoners. The hurricane began to move northwest towards Jamaica, where it destroyed the port of
The Great Hurricane
The second hurricane of October 1780 formed before or on October 10. It is still referred to as "The Great Hurricane" or "Great Hurricane of the Antilles" in some places, but its official name is "San Calixto Hurricane." The hurricane devastated the island of
Solano's Hurricane
A powerful hurricane in the Eastern
Lesser Antilles Hurricane
In late October, a tropical cyclone struck
New England Hurricane
Around November 17, a tropical cyclone moved up the east coast of the United States disrupting the British blockade of the New England states. It is unknown whether this storm was fully tropical.[6]
See also
- List of Atlantic hurricanes
- Atlantic hurricane season
- 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season - the deadliest tropical cyclone season of all time
References
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- ^ a b US National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996, retrieved 17 March 2009
- ^ Blake, Eric; Rappaport, Edward; Landsea, Christopher (April 15, 2007). The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones from 1851 to 2006 (And Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) (PDF) (Report). National Hurricane Center Miami. National Hurricane Center. p. 9. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Ludlum, David M. (1963). Early American Hurricanes, 1492–1870. Boston: American Meteorological Society. p. 66.
- ^ a b Mújica-Baker, Frank. Huracanes y Tormentas que han afectadi a Puerto Rico (PDF). Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Agencia Estatal para el manejo de Emergencias y Administracion de Desastres. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Sheets, Bob; Williams, Jack (2001). Hurricane Watch Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth. New York: Vintage Books. p. 19.
- ^ Ghosh, Palash (August 24, 2011). "1780: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Season Ever". International Business Times. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Ludlum, David M. (1963). Early American Hurricanes, 1492–1870. Boston: American Meteorological Society. pp. 72–73.
- S2CID 154932650.