1928 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 1928 Atlantic Hurricane season was the most Active Hurricane season by forming storms at its time, (as of 2023), with a staggering 33 storms forming in the Atlantic basin, nine of them becoming hurricanes. The season ran for just under 7 months, from June 3 until November 30.
Map of the 1928 Atlantic Hurricane season done by a simulation software from remains of hurricane tracking manuscripts
Due to the lack of Resources and imagery, a lot of details about the storms were missed, but using existing date from previous seasons, the CVHA (Cross Violet Hurricane Association) has formulated a general and non-detailed summary of the entire season, from June to November 1928
Summary of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season, done by lead Tracker, Alicia Mann. (All is hypothetical)
Out of the 33 tropical storms, 25 reached at least tropical storm status (40 mph<) , the other 8 only reaching tropical depression status (40 mph>). Out of the 25 tropical storms, only nine of them reached a hurricane status (74 mph<), and out to these, only three storms reached major hurricane status.
The strongest storm of the season, “Fourteen” was also the longest, lasting a total of 25 days, (August 30 to September 24), and reaching a high wind speed of 176 Mph (282 km/h), just 30 miles away from Florida’s West coast.
From original speculation, there were only originally 24 storms, the first being recorded in mid July instead of June. But upon discovering files dating back to the same hurricane season, it was found that 9 other storms were formed, but not recorded, these included: two, three, four, fifteen, eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-nine, thirty-two, and thirty-three. These unrecorded storms are speculated to be overlooked by their inconvenience and weakness, but were re-accounted for upon reanalysis in 2023.
This season was the worst in Florida history, with all the major hurricanes of the season striking Florida, mainly in Tampa. It started in July with Hurricane 5, 14, and 23.
Systems[]
Meteorological track of Tropical Depression 1, derived from manuscripts
Tropical Depression 1 (TD1)[]
On June 2, 1928. A low pressure ridge was detected just 65 miles east of the British Anguilla territory that was moving west, at 13.8 Mph, at most. The storm at the time was just a minor tropical depression, only reaching 20 mph (32 km/h) at most. It maintained Tropical depression status just before making landfall in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, with winds no more than 23 mph (37 km/h). The only known casualties from this was a loose tree that fell in a house, killing a single person.
The depression brought light rains to the country, only getting as worse as 2-3 inches of rain in Haiti, causing minor flooding in the dense forests of the country. The depression eventually weakened on the 4th of July due to a heavy wind sheer from the Atlantic coast and weakened into a Post tropical remnant. The post tropical remnant disappearing just before reaching the southeast coast of Cuba.
Tropical Depression 2 (TD2)[]
Meteorlogical path of Tropical Depression two, done with a bit more remnants of the tracks.
On June 26, a tropical depression was noted around 800 miles Northeast from Puerto Rico, moving Northwest at 13.5 mph, at most. The storm then progressed North, before a wind sheer directed its path into the Atlantic Ocean, causing the depression to dissipate a few hundred miles south of Newfoundland. It reached peak intensity on the same day it had dissipated, getting a high wind speed of 37 mph, (59 km/h).
the storm did not cause any signs of damage, from its remote location at the time. The only effects kept had caused were some high waves to hit the east coast of Bermuda, which did no structural damage to the island. This was most likely why this system was dismissed from the official listing from 1928.
this was the only storm with a full track history of the 1928 Atlantic Hurricane season, only having 9 pages of forecasts. The details were vague and undescriptive, but the CVHA was able to infer the tropical depression from the original manuscripts
Tropical Depression 3 (TD3)[]
Meteorological tracks of Tropcial Depression 3, with limited resources.
On July 2, a low pressure storm was noted and recorded just off the coast of Haiti, which soon advanced north then intensified into a tropical depression on the 3rd. It continues to intensify and reached its peak intensity of 34 mph (54 km/h) just a few hours before being classified as a depression.
It then curved its path throughout its 4 day span to the Northeast, gradually weakening. It then weakened into a post tropical remnant on the 7th, dissipating complete after passing the 50°W line. Just a few hundred miles east of Newfoundland.
The storm wasn’t destructive at all, the only damage it had caused was some rain in the Bahamas, but nothing more. On July 4, it passed by Barbados, only recorded to have 24 mph (39 km/h) winds, and few inch rains. Very minimal affect
Tropical Depression 4 (TD4)[]
“The Mystery Storm”
Meteorological history of tropical depression 4, with very little and obscure resources
Tropical Depression 4 was the most obscure and unheard of storm of the season, mainly due to its lack of intensity and damage. It formed on July 4, 1928, and advanced north as a tropical depression, at around 18 to 19 mph. Most likely due to Independence day 1928, it was unrecorded until it reached peak intensity of 28 mph (45 km/h).
after reaching peak intensity, it traveled North, up the Atlantic Ocean and weakened into a post tropical remain once reaching the longitude point of St. John’s, Newfoundland. It then traveled northeast and headed up to the 60°N longitude line, where it was pushed back by wind sheer in Greenland and dissipated at the 35°W latitude line, a few hundred miles away from Greenland’s southeast coast.
the only reason that this storm was noted was because of a unidentified wind current on the sheets of Tropical Depression 3’s tracking (previous Heading). This led to an investigation about this mystery storm, spanning a few months from February to June 2023. The main article about this storm that identified its existence was an old newspaper article about a cargo ship’s voyage through the Atlantic, experiencing a storm that quote “knocked a few containers off of the ship”. The article was found in a newspaper, in a very secluded and unnoticeable article.
the CVHA searched through multiple articles, texts, and even books that were made about this topic. They found multiple pieces of evidence supporting this, but the most jarring and convincing one supporting this claim was a conversation manuscript recorded on July 5, 1928, where two fishermen were out in the deep sea for a few days, fishing for crab and salmon. They had experienced a storm that was forming that quote, “scared all the fish away, and tumbled and tussled the waves over and under.”
They had to flee the area, in fear of being electrocuted by lightning, and sailed back for a week to Puerto Rico, where they had set up the fishing trip. Upon the resources regarding the same topic was a map of their track, seemingly hand-drawn. It showed a steady path from Puerto Rico to the secluded ocean, a few hundred miles away from any islands. The path then stopped and started circling the area, seemingly indicating that they were fishing at that area. The path then swerves Northwest, and quickly makes a 90° turn back in the direction of Puerto Rico. The CVHA concluded that the swerving of the path was intentional and was the storm that was mentioned in the manuscript. From there, the CVHA used other Meteorlogical aspects at the time to determine the rest of its path, from the High pressure areas, wind sheer, temperature, and multiple other factors.
This storm’s path is still unclear to this day, but with the evidence provided, there has been a pretty convincing path made that explains this “mystery storm”. Overall, the storm did absolutely no damage, besides the cargo that it tossed off of the ship, maybe causing a few thousand dollars.
Major Hurricane 5 (MH5)[]
“The Tampa Bay Hurricane”
Meteorlogical track of Major Hurricane 5, or commonly referred to as the “Tampa Bay Hurricane”
On July 5, after the Independence Day celebration, the NHC detected a low pressure region for storm formation just west of Barbados, on July 6, Tropical Depression 5 had formed, with a wind speed just under 35 mph (48 km/h). The system then moved West, crossing over the Lesser Antilles with small rain and thunder. The system then started intensifying over the next 3 days, until late on July 9, it became a Tropical storm, less than one hundred miles south of Jamaica, at 50 mph. The system then progressed Northwest at 15 mph, missing Jamaica by a minimum of 70 miles. There were only minimal rainstorms in Jamaica, only causing a few thousand dollars in structural damages, such as roofing tiles being blown off. The system then jarringly intensified on the 10th, moving at a direct Northwest angle, and early morning on the 11th of July, it became the season’s first hurricane. Hurricane watches were issued in Cuba, believing that the storm would pass by Cuba, but due to unexpected wind sheer from the Gulf of Mexico, it pushed the storm to just barely make any landfall on Cuba, only getting the eastern tip of the island. The rain was strong and the winds were exceeding 80 mph, and increasing. There was structural damage all throughout the eastern tip of the island, even the nation’s capital, Havana. This caused about 10 to 30 Million US dollars in damage, with only 2 casualties reported in the area of impact.
Because of the wind sheer, the hurricane’s path had a direct course to Tallahassee at the time. So, in response, Florida had issued a Hurricane warning throughout the east coast, primarily in Tallahassee. One factor that really set this storm as a major hurricane was the fact that the Tampa area did not get as high of a warning as Tallahassee did, only getting a tropical storm warning. Multiple jobs and lives were still progressing in tamp at the time, while hurricane 5 was just a hundred miles away from them at the time. On the 12th of July, a strong wind sheer area was detected in the Gulf of Mexico, originating from Mexico’s Yucatán pinensula. This wind sheer had winds as strong as 40 mph, headed North Northwest to Tallahassee and curving off of it into the mainland of Florida. Because of this sudden wind sheer, the hurricane’s path was pushed even more and now had a direct course for Tampa, and the rest of the state. The hurricane had also jarringly intensified into a category 2 hurricane, exceeding winds of 100 mph, being intensified by the wind sheer’s path, and was traveling at a concerning 40 mph, expected to hit within the next 24 hours. In response to this, Florida had sent out a strong Hurricane warning for the entirety of the Florida state, seeing the sudden course of the storm, not wanting to mistaken and issue the wrong city a hurricane warning. The storm continues to intensify and then, a few hours into July 13, it made landfall.
At the time, the hurricane had peaked at a category 3 intensity, what we classify as Major hurricanes today in 2023, with a max windspeed of 112 Mph (175 km/h), it’s rain bands expanding out to Georgia. Because of the lack of preparations, Tampa was heavily damaged, with multiple houses being damaged and a few even destroyed. The storm surge had gotten up to 10 meters tall, easily overpassing the flood walls of the city, flooding it. The storm then ravaged through the state of Florida maintaining a Category 2 strength throughout the state, exiting just south of Jacksonville, passing through Orlando and the southern tip of Jacksonville in the process.
The storm then weakened greatly back to a category 1 hurricane, slowly deteriorating as it advanced east into the Atlantic Ocean. It then weakened into a tropical storm early on the 14th of July, with a maintained wind speed of only 50 mph (80 km/h). It then advanced into the Atlantic Ocean, with a speed of 21 mph, and heavy rainstorms. The tropical storm then progressed eastward, headed for the British Bermuda territory, in a direct course. There was a tropical storm warning issues for the island of Bermuda, expecting heavy rain. And as they expected, on July 16, the tropical storm had made landfall on the island, bringing a few inches of rain onto the island. This only caused minor structural damage, with a few roof shillings and branches being blown off. The storm then was followed by the NHC for the next 4 days, gradually decreasing and adventuring across the Atlantic Ocean. It weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression in the early hours of July 19, and eventually dissipated in the midst of the Azores Islands.
This Destructive storm had lasted a 2 whole weeks, ravaging throughout the Carribean the state of Florida. It caused over one Billion USD (1928), the majority of it being in Florida. A total of 67 casualties were recorded in total, 2 of them being in Cuba. This storm left Tampa devastated, but it was only the first.
Tropical Storm 6 & 7 (TS6)(TS7)[]
Meteorlogical track of tropical storm 6, based on recordings from cargo ships
Tropical Depression 6 (TS6)[]
On July 9, a cluster of low pressure systems formed just north of the Turks and Caicos islands, on the Tropic of Cancer. From this cluster, two storms formed, one of them being Tropical storm 6. It formed on the 11th, and headed Northward. At the time, it was a tropical depression, with only 30 mph (48 km/h) winds.
Based on some cargo ship reports, the Depression had strengthened into a Tropical storm, directly 70 miles west of Bermuda. It’s wind speed peaked on the 13th at 46 mph (74 km/h). It then swerved to the right, deintensifying into a tropical depression on the 14th. It then maintained tropical depression level until it reached Newfoundland, where it weakened into a post tropical remnant and dissipated just north of St.Johns.
This storm barely had any land contact, the only notable one being light rains in St, John’s on the late night of July 14.
Meteorlogical track of Tropical Storm 7
Tropical Storm 7 (TS7)[]
on July 11, after Tropical storm 6 formed, another low pressure system was noted and recorded next to the starting location of TS6. It then intensified and became a tropical depression, at the very southeastern corner of the Bahamas. It then progressed Northwest, at 20 mph throughout the Bahamas, and just as it exited the main islands for the Bahamas, it had reached tropical storm strength, with its peak having 46 mph (74 km/h) winds
the storm then maintained its tropical storm status for only a few hours, before weakening back down into a tropical depression. It then progressed and made landfall in Jacksonville, with 20 mph winds. It then progressed further into the country, up the Savannah River, and dissipated on July 15, just before reaching the Appalachian mountains around lake Hartwell, SC.
Tropical storm 7 caused minor damage, the most being in the Bahamas. There was only one casualty recorded and a few million USD in damage for the Bahamas, as for Jacksonville and South Carolina, they only got minimal thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm 8 (TS8)[]
Meteorlogical track of tropical storm 8
On July 30, a low pressure system was indentified around the Lesser Antilles, headed west. It soon then intensified over the course of the day, eventually turning into a tropical depression in the first hours of August, 50 miles south of Hispanolia.
the system then headed northwest, making its first landfall in Haiti as a tropical depression on August 2, with winds exceeding no more than 25 mph (40 km/h). There was minimal damage and only a few thousand dollars in structural damage. the next landfall was the next day, but at the southeastern corner of Cuba. It made landfall at tropical depression status, with winds up to 35 mph (56 km/h) and exited the island 7 hours after. There were only minor rainstorms and a weak windstorm, but it still caused a few peoples’ lives (3) and a few hundred thousand USD in damages.
The storm then progressed on the outskirts of the Bahamas, bringing heavy rains to Andros island, a few thousand dollars in damage being inflicted. Then, on August 4, it made landfall on the Eastern coast of Florida. By the time it had impacted, the depression had strengthened into a tropical storms, with 42 mph (64 km/h) winds being recorded, it then moved along the Florida coastline, maintaining its tropical storm status up until Jacksonville, where it weakened back into a tropical depression, the worst impact from this storm was on Orlando, which was still recovering from Hurricane 5 that had struck them directly over two weeks ago. They experienced heavy rains and a lot more structural damage, likely due to their unfinished buildings in progress. This caused only 1-5 million dollars of damage, but it greatly set back Orlando’s recovery at the time.
the storm then progressed directly North through South Carolina, where it reached charlotte, NC, as a tropical storm. At the time, the tropical depression only had winds up jus above 20 mph (42 km/h) and minor rains, so when it struck Charlotte, it didn’t do much damage, only causing a rainy day. As for South Carolina, they endured slightly stronger wind and rain in Columbia, getting a few inches more than Charlotte. The storm then downgraded into a tropical remnant, passing over the Appalachians and into Ohio, where it dissipated completely on August 5.
Hurricane 9 (H9)[]
Track of Hurricane 9, derived from both American and European sources
On August 4, a Tropical depression was found and recorded around 50 miles north of Antigua. Upon recollection, the storm had formed from a low pressure area a few hundred miles East of Barbados and made tropical depression status over the island of Grenada, with speeds of 26 mph (42 km/h). This caused a few thousand USD of damage, with the only casualty being a small market outpost that collapsed on a man inside. This storm wasn’t noted until the 4th of August due to the damages caused by Tropical storm 8 earlier on the previous day on the 3rd.
the Depression then moved Northwest at 14 mph, with wind speeds exceeding 30 mph (48 km/h). The storm then intensified into a tropical storm just 90 miles away from Bermuda, which was already expecting the storm to hit their island, though, not directly. Bermuda issued a tropical storm watch, expecting the storm to head farther Northwest into Nova Scotia. But due to an unexpectedly powerful wind gust from Tropical storm 8, Tropical storm 9’s path was directed 40° to the East, making a head on landfall on the island of Bermuda. The territory of Bermuda issued a Tropical storm warning, expecting a direct landfall of the storm onto the island. But again, due to wind sheer and outdated tracking at the time, the storm just barely missed the Island for landfall, and instead, doused them in 4 inches of rain across the entire island on the early hours of the 7th, with winds just below 60 mph (96 km/h) This caused minor flooding in major towns across the island, causing a few casualties when storm surges capsized a nearby boat. The storm caused upward of 10 million USD damage, and caused around 10 people to lose their lives, 3 of them being unconfirmed.
the storm started curving into 60° east, where it started to intensify again. The storm then intensified into a hurricane in the bright hours of August 9, reaching a peak intensity on the 10th of August, at 81 mph (130 km/h), just a few miles east of the Longitude line aligning St. John’s. It then started to weaken quickly, degrading back down to tropical storm status in the night of the 11th, and eventually back into a tropical depression on the 13th.
The storm’s path then started to curve upwards after passing the Azores Islands, only giving minor rains on the islands. It then downgraded into a post tropical remnant, where it made its second landfall in Cork, Ireland. It only caused a few damages, with a broken window and a few loose roof shillings, but that only costed a few thousand USD. the storm then dissipated near Scotland on the 15th, only bringing a small rainstorm in the mountains.
Tropical Storm 10 (TS10)[]
”The New Orleans Storm”
Meteorlogical path of Tropical Storm 10, or more commonly referred to as the “New Orleans Storm”
On August 4, a Tropical Depression was found and recorded in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, seemingly headed North. The storm was speculated to have come from the south as there was a low pressure system forming in the Pacific Ocean, just below Guatemala. The tropical depression then started heading north, but was quickly pushed to the Northeast by a wind sheer from Yucatan, being the same strength that influenced Hurricane 5’s Florida Landfall. This caused the storm to make a direct path to New Orleans.
At the time, New Orleans was built underneath sea level, at a high risk of flooding. In anticipation of this, they had built flood walls all around the city, them being 5 meters tall. The city believed that the ocean couldn’t get any higher then its existing sea level, and therefore didn’t build the walls too high. The storm then progressed Northeast, increasing in windspeed. Because of this, the city of New Orleans issued a heavy storm warning, telling the inhabitants that they would be experiencing heavy rain and thunderstorms during the night of August 5. In reaction, the city of New Orleans didn’t prepare for what was about to come, fully believing that the storm would simply come and go.
On the late night of August 5, the Tropical depression had struck the base of the Mississippi River. The depression had rapidly increased in speed an hour before making landfall, turning into a tropical storm as it made landfall, with speeds of 48 mph (77 km/h). The storm then progressed through New Orleans, going right over it, bringing intense rainfall. The tropical storm then progressed Northeast into Alabama, bringing heavy winds and rain across the state, causing a few thousand dollars in damage. The system then weakened into a tropical depression in the early hours of August 6, just east of Birmingham Alabama. The system then progressed northeast through Georgia until weakening into a low pressure remain before exiting out into the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia’s Chesapeake bay on August 7.
Upon the morning of August 6, the inhabitants of New Orleans were at distraught when they found their entire city flooded. The flood was reportedly Waist-level at its peak, being a few feet tall. This flood was caused by the infrastructure of the flood wall collapsing near Lake Pontchartrain, due to a thunderbolt striking the wall, shattering and weakening it. The storm surge then burst through it, allowing an entry point for the ocean to collapse on the city.
The city was devastated, with millions of USD being inflicted by damages by the flood, including: Flooded buildings, destroyed houses, damaged and/or destroyed vehicles, and more. According to US bill reports, this costed the city upwards of 14 Billion USD (1928), and it costed a whole 2 years to properly drain out all of the floodwater, leaving the city flooded until 1931. This was one of the worst natural disasters on New Orleans history, the only event being higher than that being the 2009 New Orleans Tsunami [hypothetical, not real]. Which flooded the city beyond recognition.
Moderate Hurricane 11 (mH11)[]
Meteorlogical track of Hurricane 11, derived from American and European sources
On August 13, a tropical depression was noted 300 miles away from Antigua, headed Northwest at 6 mph. (9 km/h). The storm came from a tropical pressure system that originally came from Cabo Verde, which then progressed and intensified west before reaching tropical depression status. The system then moved Northeast and on the 15th of August, it had intensified into a tropical storm.
the tropical storm then headed Northwest, starting a few hundred miles northeast of Puerto Rico. It’s speeds were around 45 mph (72 km/h), gradually increasing as time went on. It’s tracks at the time we’re projected to make another direct course for Bermuda, expected to hit on the 20th of August as a hurricane. In reaction to this, Bermuda issued a hurricane warning for the following days after August 17.
On August 18, a low pressure system had formed 800 miles Southeast of Bermuda, headed west. At this time, tropical storm 11 had intensified into a hurricane, getting winds of 80 mph (128 km/h). It was projected to make landfall in Bermuda as a Moderate Hurricane status, (Category 2), bringing expected rains of about 4 inches across this island. This would most likely damage the Island even more from the results of Hurricane 9 two weeks prior, adding onto the amount of recovery needed. But, due to this newly found pressure system, the original track of Hurricane 11 was swiveled a whole 90° to the Northeast, forecasted to pass Bermuda 200 miles south.
On August 21, the storm had reached its predicted Moderate Hurricane status, peaking in the middle of the day at 107 mph (172 km/h). The storm’s path was completely averted from Bermuda and was projected to sail out into the North Atlantic, expected to dissipate a week after. The storm progressed through the Atlantic Ocean, at a Northeast speed of 20 mph, and on the 26th of August, it had weakened back into a weak Hurricane status, (74-95 mph [119–153 km/h]). The storm then progressed Northeast throughout the Atlantic Ocean the next few days, before weakening down to tropical storm on the 28th.
The storm rapidly welded on the 28th and became a tropical depression a few hours before August 29. At this time, the storm was expected to pass right above the Azores islands, expected to give a rainstorm. In response to this, Portugal issued a severe thunderstorm warning, which the citizens of the island prepared for. On August 30, the depression had made impact on the Archipelago, bringing a few inches of rain and a handful of fallen trees. Only a few thousand dollars of USD damage were inflicted, and no reported casualties occurred.The depression then weakened down into a post tropical remnant and made a landfall later that day in Porto, Portugal, where it had dissipated a few hours after making landfall, the storm only brought mild rains and a few gusts of wind to the city, not causing any damage.
Hurricane 12 (H12)[]
“The Mobile Hurricane”
Meteorlogical track of Hurricane 12, known as the Mobile Hurricane
On August 14, a low pressure system was noted just on the outskirts of the Lesser Antilles. It was speculated to be propelled by Hurricane 11 (previous article), due to the amount of travel distance it had maintained through its lifetime. The system then speeded past the Lesser Antilles and into the Carribean on the same day, it’s traveling speed being 57 mph (91 km/h). Before the day could end, the low pressure system had collected and formed into tropical depression 12, a hundred miles north of Venezuela
The depression then started barreling itself through the Caribbean, reaching Tropical storm status on the early hours of the 15th. The storm’s diameter was a concerning size though, due to the amount of clouds that had convected, the storm had a diameter shy of 200 miles. The wind gusts were also a concerning factor. Due to the speed that the storm was traveling at, the wind gusts had compressed and intensified to a concerning 90 mph (144 km/h), while the main storm was only at 50 mph (80 km/h). The tropical storm’s path then started to curve North, due to a wind sheer from the Pacific Ocean. This projected the storm’s path to make a direct course to America, just missing landfall in Cuba.
On August 15, the storm had made it to the eastern Tip of Cuba, its main center 50 miles from shore. The storm’s rain bands had extended a whole 300 miles away from its center, reaching all the way over to Florida and Yucatán. The wind gusts were at an immense level of speed. Getting as high as 130 mph (209 km/h), in the rainforest of the Yucatan pinensula. This caused severe rainstorms and thunder across its 600 mile diameter, even spawning a few tornadoes in the Yucatan, with the highest strength being an EF2 near Merida. This tornado caused extensive damage across the city, causing a few hundred Million USD in damage, and killing at least 20 people.
Due to the Rapid Damage caused by this storm, the entire gulf coast issued a major hurricane warning, not from the winds, but from the gusts. Millions of people bunkered down in their houses, stocking up on as much resources as they can, some even moved to Georgia, to not be affected by the storm. As this was happening, the storm had intensified into a Minor Hurricane, reaching an overall peak intensity of 81 mph (130 km/h), the gusts had reached catastrophic levels of 193 mph (310 km/h) and were not expected to calm down. The storm was moving at a rapid 60 mph, expected to strike Alabama the same night it had intensified.
on the night of August 15, the Hurricane was expected to strike Alabama, but there were no winds to be seem or felt. People thought that the storm was over exaggerated by the authorities and was only a minor tropical storm. Because of this, the people of Mobile, New Orleans, and Tallahassee had come out of their bunkers, seemingly starting to go back to normalcy. But in reality, the storm had slowed down immensely and was building up wind gusts, slowing down from 60 mph to 4-5 mph. The storm was still headed in their direction, but it was going to be worse then they thought.
on August 16, strong winds were recorded in Mobile, Alabama, having the equivalent speeds of a Major Hurricane. Mobile issued an urgent state of emergency, telling all people to bunker up again, but it was too late for them to fully bunker up before the storm came. On the break of dawn, 16 August, The Hurricane had made landfall in Mobile. It’s winds were at 76 mph (122 km/h), just barely being a hurricane. But it’s wind gusts had increased greatly, intensifying to a high level of 205 mph (329 km/h), [recorded in Tallahassee Florida] The storm had brought little rains to the city, only 1 inch at maximum, but had catastrophic wind gusts. The storm then greatly weakened throughout the day, rapidly wreaking from a hurricane to a tropical depression within 9 hours. The system then became a remnant on the 17th and progressed North into the Country, dissipating around the Tennessee-Kentucky border, around lake Barkley.
The storm had brought catastrophic damage across the southern coast, mainly affecting the cities of Mobile, New Orleans, and Tallahassee. Mobile received wind gusts of up to 180 mph (304 km/h), with rains just below a tenth of an inch. Multiple houses were blown away, trees uprooted, and multiple deaths were accounted to this storm’s impact. In Tallahassee, it was worse. The wind gusts in the city were as high as 205 mph (329 km/h), and the rains were close to nil. The city was devastated, multiple houses were blown away and destroyed, multiple trees were uprooted and displaced, and up to 5,000 people were killed by the debris and winds. New Orleans had received the least amount of damage, only getting wind gusts of 130 mph (209 km/h), and no rain. The city was still clearing out their streets from the flooding of tropical storm 10, the wind gusts actually displaced the water in the city and drained it into the Mississippi River, allowing the city to recover fully. But the storm’s destruction doesn’t end there, because the Wind gusts produced by the storm had spawned a Tornado Breakout, that ravaged throughout the Midwest region, All the way up to Canada.