The few buildings which survived, mostly solidly-built mansions and houses along the Strand District, are today maintained as tourist attractions. Galveston Hurricane 1900 Over 3,600 homes were destroyed, and a wall of debris faced the ocean. Galveston Hurricane 1900 The damage to property was estimated at $30 million. Galveston Hurricane 1900 These tides were largely responsible for the 8,000 deaths (estimates range from 6,000 to 12,000) attributed to the storm. Galveston Hurricane 1900 Seeking valuables in the wreckage, Galveston, Texas Galveston Hurricane 1900 The storm reached the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8 with an estimated winds of 135 mph (Category 4 hurricane) with a recorded air pressure of 930.9 mbar. Galveston Hurricane 1900 This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27. The damage to property was estimated at $30 million. These tides were largely responsible for the 8,000 deaths (estimates range from 6,000 to 12,000) attributed to the storm. Storm tides of 8 to 15 ft inundated the whole of Galveston Island, as well as other portions of the nearby Texas coast. This hurricane was the deadliest weather disaster in United States history.It was last spotted over the north Atlantic on September 15. It became extratropical and turned east-northeastward on September 11, passing across the Great Lakes, New England, and southeastern Canada. After landfall, the cyclone turned northward through the Great Plains. By the time the storm reached the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8, it was a Category 4 hurricane.A general west-northwestward motion occurred over the Gulf accompanied by rapid intensification. While the history of the track and intensity is not fully known, the system reached Cuba as a tropical storm on September 3 and moved into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on the 5th. This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27.
1900 Hurricane at Galveston, Texas Created by Dr.
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