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The 1932 season was an active one. A Tropical Storm formed and existed entirely during the month of May. It dumped hordes of rain on Hispaniola . A Category 4 struck Galveston, Texas and the Galveston Seawall proved its worth. A Category 1 hit Alabama . The Bahamas-Nantucket Hurricane Of 1932 passed over the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane. A late-season Category 4 killed up to 3,100 people in Cuba . A Category 2 had a direct hit on Puerto Rico . And two tropical storms came ashore in Louisiana and one hit Florida . NOTABLE STORMS Hurricane Two A Tropical Storm formed August 11th in the southern Gulf Of Mexico near the Yucatán Peninsula and slammed into the upper Texas coast near Freeport , Texas as a very compact Category 4 hurricane two days later. As the storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico, it intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 with winds estimated at 140 mph and an estimated central pressure of 942 millibars in less than one day. The eye crossed the coast about 10 p.m. on August 13 , slashing a 30- to 40-mile wide path of destruction across Brazoria County , Texas . Official warning for the storm came just 4 hours prior to Landfall , and many people trying to evacuate inland had to abandon their cars in high winds and heavy rains. The 1932 hurricane retained its strength miles from the coast and killed 40 people. The greatest single toll for any town was 7 in West Columbia , Texas , where sustained winds over 100 mph flattened homes. Two neighborhoods that had been constructed for oil industry workers there were wiped clean. Freeport , Angleton and Galveston suffered extensive wind damage, and the inland towns of Brazoria , West Columbia , Damon and Needville , all in the path of the eye, were also devastated. Damage estimates topped $7 million in 1932 U.S. Dollars . Hurricane Four This rare Category 5 hurricane began its life as a minimal tropical storm east of Puerto Rico . It moved northwest, rapidly intensifying and reaching its peak with 160 mph winds as it crossed the Bahamas and Abaco Island on September 5 . After causing much damage on Abaco {Link without Title} , the storm then curved back out to sea and never affected the mainland. 16 people were killed in the Bahamas from the hurricane. Hurricane Seven A tropical storm which was first observed east of the Lesser Antilles on September 25 rapidly intensified as it moved westward, reaching a peak of 120 mph winds the next day. It crossed through the northern islands on the 26th, and struck Puerto Rico on the 27th. After devastating the islands it greatly weakened, remaining as a tropical storm as it headed westward. The storm crossed the Yucatan Peninsula before dissipating on October 3 over Mexico . The San Ciprian Hurricane, as it was later known as, killed 225 people and caused $30 million in damage. Hurricane Ten A powerful Category 4 hurricane hit central Cuba on November 9 , causing 2,500 fatalities and severe damage. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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