Great Hurricane of 1780
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The Great Hurricane of 1780 was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere. An estimated 22,000 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through the islands from
Warehouses on the beach of St. Eustatius were damaged by the hurricane.
HMS Stirling Castle sinking near Hispaniola
Atlantic hurricane
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An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. These storms are continuously rotating around a low pressure center, which cau
Great Hurricane of 1780
…October 20, 1780 Unknown-strength storm 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) Highest gusts 200 mph (325 km/h) Overall effects Fatalities est. 22,000 (Deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record) Areas affected Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bermuda, possibly East Florida and some U.S. states Part of the 1780 Atlantic…
Tracks of North Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2025
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