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The 1906 season was an average season. Eleven Tropical Cyclone s formed that year. Among them were six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. STORMS Tropical Storm One The season started on June 8 with a tropical storm in the western Caribbean that ended up striking the Florida Panhandle . Hurricane Two Another June storm grazed the Florida Keys as a hurricane. Major Hurricane Three The strongest storm of the season was a low-end Category 4 that affected the Greater Antilles , the Bahamas and Bermuda in late August and early September. Apparently only minor damage was caused. Hurricane Four A Category 1 hurricane made landfall just north of Charleston, South Carolina . Shipping was heavily damaged in the area, but other damage was relatively minor. Major Hurricane Five In late September, a major Category 3 hurricane moved on a track similar to that of Hurricane Camille almost 63 years later. The storm weakened to a Category 2 prior to landfall near Gulfport, Mississippi . No figures exist but damage is estimated at $2.12 million, with 32 reported casualties. Florida Keys Hurricane This hurricane formed in the southwestern Caribbean off Cartagena, Colombia in mid-October. The storm hit Nicaragua first. Reports indicated that the damage was severe and that there was a great loss of life; rainfall fell continuously for hours. Floods and Landslides in the mountainous regions washed away homes. At the time, it was one of the worst storms ever to strike the region. The hurricane went on to strike Chetumal, Mexico , causing minimal damage. The storm strengthened on its way to Cuba , reaching Category 3 strength before passing over Pinar Del Rio province. Despite its intensity, damage in Cuba was also minimal, likely because the area affected was small and the storm did not spend very much time over the area; however, over 200 people are believed to have died in the Havana area. The Florida Keys were its next target. Hundreds of construction workers were working on the Overseas Railway . The area was devastated. Few, if any, of the workers had evacuated. 124 of them would be killed as the storm passed over the entire length of the Keys as a major hurricane. The men lived in Houseboats that were swept out to sea by the powerful storm. The transport boat that had headed for Miami, full of evacuating workers, sank with a heavy loss of life. Miami was also devastated by the storm, with $160,000 in damage (1906 dollars) being done there. The storm weakened after crossing the Peninsula , but the remnant tropical storm later came back and made a second landfall near Jacksonville, Florida . It crossed the peninsula once again before finally dissipating off Cancún , Mexico . Hurricane Seven The final storm of the season was a moderate Category 1 hurricane that struck central Cuba, but no damage reports exist. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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