The Great Galveston Hurricanes

In Galveston Island, Texas, on September 8, 1900, The Great Galveston hurricane took place. It is considered to be the deadliest hurricane in united states history. As of September 3, 1990 the hurricane began as a tropical storm over Cuba, the storm was first organized in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands. Once the storm reached the Florida Keys it became stronger and formed the hurricane. As the hurricane reached the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane gained its great intensity that caused it to become a category 4 hurricane. This was a great and destructive hurricane with wind speeds at 130-140 miles per hour and a great storm surge that cause many deaths at 15 feet. Because the hurricane occurred at a time where the advanced