Galveston Hurricane
The Galveston Hurricane and Storm Surge On a Friday evening in Galveston on September 7, 1900, many residents were eating dinner unaware of a disastrous hurricane headed toward them. The people were not sure just how very powerful the hurricane was because they did not have the modern technology that we have today. Their way of determining hurricane statistics was to simply go out on boats and report back information. By noon on September 8, 1900, this hurricane had grown in wind speed from 15 miles per hour to over 50 miles per hour. The storm appeared to be getting larger. The Galveston Hurricane was the worst hurricane in American history. It was an “F-4” hurricane with winds that were said to have reached up to 145 miles per hour. The water rose so much that it completely submerged bridges that attached the mainland with the island. Atmospheric pressure went into double digits, and the barometric pressure fell rapidly as the water rose. Galveston’s highest point was only 8.7 feet above sea level, so the water did not have to rise much to cover the whole island.
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