1900 Hurricane at Galveston, Texas

1. 1900 Hurricane at Galveston, Texas Created by Dr. A. Dávila

2. Galveston Hurricane 1900 This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27. The Weather Channel

3. Galveston Hurricane 1900 • This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27. 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. A general west-northwestward motion occurred over the Gulf accompanied by rapid intensification. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900

4. Galveston Hurricane 1900 • By the time the storm reached the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8, it was a Category 4 hurricane. After landfall, the cyclone turned northward through the Great Plains. It became extratropical and turned east-northeastward on September 11, passing across the Great Lakes, New England, and southeastern Canada. It was last spotted over the north Atlantic on September 15. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900

5. Galveston Hurricane 1900 • This hurricane was the deadliest weather disaster in United States history. Storm tides of 8 to 15 ft inundated the whole of Galveston Island, as well as other portions of the nearby Texas coast. These tides were largely responsible for the 8,000 deaths (estimates range from 6,000 to 12,000) attributed to the storm. The damage to property was estimated at $30 million. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900

6. Galveston Hurricane 1900 This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27.

7. Galveston Hurricane 1900 This killer weather system was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on August 27.

8. 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.

9. Galveston Hurricane 1900 Seeking valuables in the wreckage, Galveston, Texas

10. 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.

11. Galveston Hurricane 1900 The damage to property was estimated at $30 million.

12. Galveston Hurricane 1900 Over 3,600 homes were destroyed, and a wall of debris faced the ocean. The few buildings which survived, mostly solidly-built mansions and houses along the Strand District, are today maintained as tourist attractions.

13. In his Special Report on The Galveston Hurricane of September 8, 1900, Cline observed: "The barometer commenced falling on the afternoon of the 6th and continued falling steadily but slowly up to noon of the 8th, when it read 29.42 inches. The barometer fell rapidly from noon until 8:30 p.m. of the 8th, when it registered 28.48 inches, a fall of pressure of about one inch in eight and one-half hours.” http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/events/1900hurr.htm Meteorologist Isaac Cline

14. Cline too watched the tide rise from his home: "The water rose at a steady rate from 3 p.m. until about 7:30 p.m., when there was a sudden rise of about four feet in as many seconds. I was standing at my front door, which was partly open, watching the water, which was flowing with great rapidity from east to west. The water at this time was about eight inches deep in my residence, and the sudden rise of 4 feet brought it above my waist before I could change my position."

15. “The water had now reached a stage 10 feet above the ground at Rosenberg Avenue (Twenty-fifth street) and Q street, where my residence stood. The ground was 5.2 feet elevation, which made the tide 15.2 feet. The tide rose the next hour, between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., nearly five feet additional, making a total tide in that locality of about twenty feet. These observations were carefully taken and represent to within a few tenths of a foot the true conditions."

16. Isaac Cline's wife, Cora May Ballew, is pictured with their three daughters, Allie May, Esther and Rosemary. Mrs. Cline perished in the storm. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Christopher-Anderson-Williams/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0006.html http://www.1900storm.com/isaaccline/index.lasso

17. The Galveston Seawall, USA, constructed in 1902, is a seawall that was built after the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes.

18. The seawall is presently 10 miles (16 km) long. It is approximately 17 feet (5.2 m) high, and 16 feet (4.9 m) thick at its base.

19. Cline walks down a street with lunch and walking cane in hand. In New Orleans, Cline rode the St. Charles Avenue trolley. Shopkeepers along the route would watch him closely. If he carried his umbrella, they kept their merchandise inside, fearing it would rain. If he did not have his umbrella, shopkeepers put their wares on the sidewalk. Issac Cline was born 13 Oct 1861 in Monroe County , Tennessee, and died Aug 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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