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1910 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map |
| First storm formed: |
August 23, 1910 |
| Last storm dissipated: |
October 21, 1910 |
| Strongest storm: |
#5 – 130 knots (150 mph) |
| Total storms: |
5 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): |
1 |
| Total damage: |
$.189 million (1901 USD) $3.9 million (2005 USD) |
| Total fatalities: |
712 |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 |
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The 1910 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1910. The season was fairly inactive, with only five storms forming during the season. The season got off to a late start.
[edit] Storms
[edit] Tropical Storm One
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 23 – August 29 |
| Intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
The first storm to form formed on August 23. It hit Hispaniola as a weak tropical storm, moved northwestward, and then continued north as a tropical depression before becoming extratropical off North Carolina.
[edit] Tropical Storm Two
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 26 – August 31 |
| Intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
The second storm was another weak tropical storm that hit northeast Mexico.
[edit] Hurricane Three
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 5 – September 15 |
| Intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) |
The first hurricane of the season was a strong Category 2 cyclone that moved through the Caribbean, drenching the Greater Antilles. It eventually made landfall on Padre Island, Texas. Damage was minimal, though the storm surge was reported to have flooded the island.[1]
[edit] Hurricane Four
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 24 – September 29 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) |
Another hurricane grazed Bermuda as a Category 2, causing minimal damages on the island. A canteen station was blown down by the winds.[2]
[edit] Hurricane Five
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 9 – October 23 |
| Intensity |
150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min), 924 mbar (hPa) |
The final storm was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season. It was a strong Category 4 hurricane that took an unusual track through the western Caribbean. It formed north of Panama and strengthened fairly rapidly as it moved north. It crossed over the western tip of Cuba, slowed to a crawl, and began deepening rapidly, strengthening from a Category 2 to a Category 4 in the space of 12 hours. It made a tight, cyclonic loop, swamping Cuba with heavy rainfall, reaching peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 924 mbar (27.28 inHg). The hurricane then turned northward after looping and passed just west of Key West while weakening in intensity, making landfall near Fort Myers, Florida as a strong Category 2 hurricane.[1] Structural damage was heavy in Key West but only one man was killed there. The storm did most of its $189,000 (1910 dollars) in damage there and in the Port Charlotte area, where 12 people were killed. The hurricane was known as the "Cyclone of the Five Days" in Cuba, where it produced heavy precipitation. Heavy cattle losses occurred, and more than 700 people were killed.[3]
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Tropical cyclones of the 1910 Atlantic hurricane season
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