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The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , 1889 , and lasted until November 30 , 1889 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most Tropical Cyclone s form in the Atlantic Basin . STORMS A hurricane formed on September 1 east of Barbados . It moved northwestward, becoming a 100 mph storm while crossing Puerto Rico . From September 9 to the 12th it caused flooding and storm surge to the Mid Atlantic as it stalled off the coast, causing 40 deaths. On September 12 , a tropical storm formed over the northern Lesser Antilles . It moved westward across the northern Caribbean , and on the 18th, hit the eastern Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 2 hurricane. After weakening over land, it turned northward, where it again strengthened to a Category 2. While moving northeastward over the Gulf Of Mexico , it weakened, and hit near Pensacola, Florida on the 23rd. Its minimal intensity at its U.S. landfall resulted in little damage, but Yucatan fared a little worse. No damage was severe. SEE ALSO |
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