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Hurricane Three
The name Hurricane Three can reference to three different hurricanes: * Hurricane Three (1891), a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall in Martinique * Hurricane Three (1935), a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Florida with the lowest recorded barometric pressure in the United States * Hurricane Three (1940), a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall in the South Carolina and Georgia Coast {{DEFAULTSORT:Three Atlantic hurricane set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Three (1891)
The 1891 Martinique hurricane, also known as Hurricane San Magín, was an intense major hurricane that struck the island of Martinique and caused massive damage. It was the third hurricane of the 1891 Atlantic hurricane season and the only major hurricane of the season. It was first sighted east of the Lesser Antilles on August 18 as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm made landfall on the island of Martinique, where it caused severe damage, over 700 deaths and at least 1,000 injuries. It crossed eastern Dominican Republic while tracking on a northwestward direction on August 19–20, passed the Mona Passage on August 20 and the Bahamas on August 22–23. It crossed the U.S. State of Florida and dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico after August 25. Total damage is estimated at $10 million (1891 USD). The storm is considered to be the worst on Martinique since 1817. Meteorological history The equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Three (1935)
The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall on record by pressure, with winds of up to 185 mph (297 km/h). The fourth tropical cyclone, third tropical storm, second hurricane, and second Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, major hurricane of the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season, the Labor Day hurricane was one of four List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes, Category 5 hurricanes on record to strike the contiguous United States, along with Hurricane Andrew in 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, 1992, Hurricane Camille in 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, 1969, and Hurricane Michael in 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, 2018. In addition, it was the third most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, only behind Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 and Hurricane Wilma in 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, 2005. The hurricane intensified rapidly, passing near Long Key on the evening of Monday, September 2. The region was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Three (1940)
The 1940 South Carolina hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane that struck the Georgia and South Carolina coast between August 11 and 12, 1940. After forming north of the Leeward Islands, the storm moved west-northwest, moving east of the Bahamas before resuming a west-northwest track towards the Southeastern United States. Hurricane warnings were in effect for the United States coastline near and north of where the center made landfall. A 13-foot storm tide was measured along the South Carolina coast, while over of rain fell across northern North Carolina. Significant flooding and landslides struck Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia during the system's slow trek as a weakening tropical storm, and then as an extratropical cyclone, through the Southeast. The landslides which struck North Carolina were considered a once in a century event. Damages relating to the storm totaled $13 million (1940 USD) and 50 people perished. Meteorological history Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
