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1880 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
The second storm of the season formed over the northeastern on the 13th, and dissipated rapidly over land on the 14th. It caused 30 deaths near the Yucatán Peninsula, and 5 deaths in Texas. The third storm of the season began its life just northeast of Barbados on August 15 . It moved quickly through the islands, and reached hurricane strength on the 18th. It passed over Jamaica the next day, followed by a Cuba n landfall later that day. The circulation was disrupted over Cuba, and dissipated on the 20th over the Bahamas . It caused 30 deaths. The 4th storm of the year started over the central Atlantic on August 24 . It moved steadily westward, reaching hurricane strength on the 26th. The next day it reached its peak of 100 mph winds. The storm would retain that intensity until its landfall near St. Augustine, Florida on the 29th. It passed over the peninsula, weakening to a tropical storm, but managed to become a hurricane prior to its second Florida landfall on the 31st. The storm continued northwestward, dissipating over Mississippi on the September 1 . It caused 68 deaths. Other hurricanes of the season include a minimal hurricane coming close to Bermuda in August, a hurricane moving up the Mid-Atlantic coastline, a tropical storm that hit Newfoundland, a Category 4 hurricane that came near to Bermuda, a hurricane crossing Florida in October, a minimal hurricane approaching Bermuda in October, and a tropical storm in the western Atlantic. 1881 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
The first storm of the season formed on August 1 to the northwest of the western tip of Cuba. It tracked northward, and hit Mississippi before dissipating on the 4th. A tropical storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas in the middle of August, but caused no reported deaths. Signals were blown down at the harbor, and one boat was lost. From August 11 to the 18th, a hurricane existed in the tropical Atlantic before turning northward and losing its identity. The fourth storm of the season developed on August 16 off the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula . It tracked northeastward throughout its lifetime, passing through Cuba, the Florida Keys, and the Bahamas before becoming a hurricane. It became extratropical on the 21st. A westward moving tropical storm moved through the northeastern Lesser Antilles on August 22 . It reached hurricane strength on the 24th, and continued northwestward until its Georgia landfall on the 27th as a Category 2 Hurricane . It moved inland, dissipating on the 29th over northwestern Mississippi , resulting in around 700 deaths. A hurricane existed north of Hispanola on September 7 . It moved northwestward, reaching a peak of 100 mph prior to hitting southern North Carolina . It weakened to a tropical storm over land, bringing heavy, yet beneficial, rain to the Mid-Atlantic . It moved out to sea, dissipating near Cape Cod . The final storm of the season was first seen on September 18 to the northwest of Bermuda . It tracked to the northeast, reaching a peak of 70 mph on the 19th while southeast of the Canadian Maritimes. It weakened over the north Atlantic, and became extratropical on the 22nd. 1882 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
The first hurricane of the season was observed on August 24 in the North Atlantic. Its prior track is unknown, but the storm continued to the north-northeast. It was last seen on the 25th to the southeast of Newfoundland. The second storm of the season was first seen to the north of the Mona Passage on September 2 . It moved to the west-northwest, reaching winds of 100 mph before hitting Cuba. It crossed the island, and turned north in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane peaked at 115 mph before hitting near Pensacola, Florida on September 10 . It accellerated over the southeastern United States , and after reaching the Atlantic Ocean, became extratropical near Nova Scotia. It caused a landslide, but no deaths were reported. A Category 2 hurricane was first observed in the Gulf of Mexico on September 14 . Its prior track is unknown, but it moved to the west-northwest, and hit near the Texas / Louisiana border on the 15th. The storm brought a 3 foot storm surge, caused moderate damage, and killed one person. A tropical storm formed north of the Bahamas on September 21 . It moved north into North Carolina , landfalling near Cape Lookout . It moved over the Mid-Atlantic coast, bringing nearly a foot of rain in some areas. It dissipated on the 24th near Long Island . On September 24 , a tropical storm was first seen off the coast of South Carolina . It moved to the northeast, and reached hurricane strength the next day. The hurricane turned to the east-northeast, and was last seen on September 28 to the southeast of Newfoundland . On October 5 , a tropical storm formed in the western Caribbean Sea . It drifted northward, and as it approached the coast of Cuba , it rapidly intensified to a 140 mph major hurricane. It weakened greatly over the island, never recovering while moving northward over the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed Florida and went out to sea, dissipating on the 15th. Its renmants brought heavy rain to Labrador , and left 140 casualties in its path. 1883 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
The first storm of the season was first seen on August 18 in the tropical Atlantic. It moved to the west-northwest, becoming a hurricane before turning to the northeast. It moved past Newfoundland on August 26 , causing 80 deaths from swells. The second storm followed a similar track to the first one. It was first identified as a hurricane on August 24 to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles. Resembling a Cape Verde-type Hurricane , it moved to the northwest, and reached major hurricane status on the 28th. On the 29th, the hurricane peaked at 130 mph, but turned to the northeast where unfavorable conditions caused it to weaken. It passed south of the Canadian Maritimes, and became extratropical on August 30 to the east of Newfoundland . The extratropical storm persisted until September 2 when it lost its identity just west of Ireland . A major hurricane moved through the Lesser Antilles on September 4 . It crossed Hispanola , weakening to a minimal hurricane. It restrengthened as it passed the Bahamas , and struck North Carolina as a Category 2 Hurricane on the 11th. It dissipated over Virginia on the 13th, after causing 156 deaths. The rains from this storm helped end a summer-long drought, though the sleek rails caused a train wreck, derailing 10 freight cars. Crop damage was little, but this was because the peanut crop had already failed from the lack of rain. The 4th and final tropical storm of the season formed on October 22 over the Bahamas . It moved to the north, then turned to the northeast while off the North Carolina coastline. The storm peaked at 60 mph on the 24th before becoming extratropical that night, but as an extratropical cyclone it strengthened to an 80 mph storm. 1884 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
A tropical cyclone existed in late August over the western Atlantic, but it was not until September 1 that it was confirmed to exist. It moved to the northeast, reaching a peak of 80 M.P.H. winds before weakening. It hit Newfoundland on the 2nd as a strong tropical storm, and became extratropical the following day. The second storm formed on September 3 and lasted until September 16 . It formed over the tropical Atlantic and was a Cape Verde-type Hurricane . Moving west-northwestward, it reached hurricane strength on the 5th. Land masses were spared when the storm curved northeastward, where it became a Category 3 hurricane. Unfavorable conditions weakened it, and it dissipated over the northern Atlantic ocean on the 16th. The third storm of the season formed on September 10 off the coast of Florida . It moved northwestward, hitting the coast of Georgia the next day. It weakened over land, but did a U-Turn and restrengthened over the Atlantic Ocean . Moving southeastward, it reached favorable conditions, where, after looping, it became a hurricane on the 15th. The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward, passing Bermuda to the south and becoming Extratropical on the 20th. The fourth and final storm of the season began its life south of Jamaica on October 7 th. It moved north-northeastward, reaching hurricane strength on the 8th before hitting southeast Cuba on the 9th. After passing Cuba, it weakened to a tropical storm, but restrengthened over the Bahamas to a Category 2 hurricane. It stalled on the 13th, followed by a turn to the east where it dissipated on the 17th. 8 people drowned in Jamaica during the storm's development stages. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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