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1895 Atlantic Hurricane Season




  Last Storm Dissipated Oct 17 , 1895
  Strongest Storm #2 - 95 knots (110 mph)
  Total Storms 6
  Major Storms 0
  Total Damages Unknown
  Total Fatalities 56
  Basin Atlantic hurricane
  Five Seasons 1893 , 1894 , '''1895''', 1896 , 1897


The 1895 season was a fairly inactive one, with 6 storms forming, only 2 of which became Hurricane s.


STORMS


Tropical Storm 1

The first storm formed on August 14 and lasted until August 17 . It formed in the Gulf Of Mexico and moved north, making landfall in Alabama . Its maximum sustained winds were at 60 mph.


Hurricane 2

The second storm formed on August 22 and lasted until August 29 . It formed directly to the east of the Lesser Antilles and skimmed the Yucatán Peninsula but did not hit it, and made landfall in the southernmost part of Texas . Its maximum sustained winds were at 110 mph.


Tropical Storm 3

The third storm formed on September 28 and lasted until October 7 . It formed right on the east of the Yucatán Peninsula. It hit the Yucatán then curved over and under Florida , then went through the Bahamas . Its maximum sustained winds were at 55 mph (89 km/h). This storm was responsible for an estimated 56 deaths.


Tropical Storm 4

The fourth storm formed on October 2 and lasted until October 7 . It formed right on the east of the Yucatán Peninsula. It hit the Yucatán then went up to Louisiana . Its maximum sustained winds were at 55 mph (193 km/h).


Hurricane 5

The fifth storm formed on October 12 and lasted until October 26 . It formed to the east of the southern Lesser Antilles and Windward Islands as a tropical storm. After passing through the Windwards, it reached hurricane status and eventually strengthened to a Category 2 as it moved westward through the southern Caribbean Sea. Reaching it's peak of 105 Mph , the storm then curved northward and eventually northeast, hitting Cuba and the Bahamas before moving out to sea.


Tropical Storm 6

The final storm formed on October 13 and lasted until October 17 . The storm was fairly short-lived and mostly maintained it's peak intensity as a minimal 40 Mph tropical storm, forming in the Bay Of Campeche and curving east-northeast past the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula and making landfall in southwest Florida . It weakened to a depression after moving inland and crossing the southern half of the state, finally dissipating off the southeast Florida coast near the Bahamas .






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