1900 Galveston hurricane
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The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. Wikipedia
Highest wind speed: 145 mph
Date: August 27, 1900 – September 12, 1900
Fatalities: 6,000–8,000; (Deadliest in U.S. history; fourth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane)
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Damage: $1.25 billion (2023 USD)
Lowest pressure: 936 mbar (hPa); 27.64 inHg
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