110 years ago today

[Category 5]

An unspeakable tragedy occurred in Galveston Texas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

[ColinDelia]

I have a book on that Hurricane actually written in 1900 by an eyewitness. The thing that really stuck with me is the stories of looting. Looters would steal jewelry right off the dead bodies.

[Tireman4]

And that storm STILL haunts our area to this day...

[srainhoutx]

Happy Anniversary! We will never forget!

On September 8, 1900, the greatest natural disaster to ever strike the United States occurred at Galveston, Texas. In the early evening hours of September 8, a hurricane came ashore at Galveston bringing with it a great storm surge that inundated most of Galveston Island and the city of Galveston. As a result, much of the city was destroyed and at least 6,000 people were killed in a few hours time. The following is the account of Isaac M. Cline, the senior Weather Bureau employee present at Galveston, of the events leading up to the storm, his personal experiences in the storm, and the aftermath. The horror of Galveston is only partly described in this work. He was probably somewhat still in shock when he wrote this report as he lost his wife when his house collapsed during the storm and virtually all of his possessions. In a later biographical work, he referred to the shooting of hundreds of looters by vigilantes in the aftermath of the storm and the cremation of hundreds of unknown storm victims who otherwise would have decomposed where they lay. This particular report is excerpted from the Monthly Weather Review for September, 1900.

http://www.history.noaa.gov/stories_tales/cline2.html

[Ptarmigan]

The Great Galveston Hurricane is the deadliest hurricane in America and third deadliest after 1780 and Mitch. This week is full of tragic anniversaries from Great Galveston Hurricane, 9/11, Carla, and Ike.

[KatDaddy]

A sad day in tropical weather history for the Upper Texas Coast. Many years later IKE was a good reminder of the power of a storm surge

[Aslkahuna]

IKE is also a reminder that it doesn't take a Cat 3 storm to be destructive.

Steve

[Category 5]

IKE is also a reminder that it doesn't take a Cat 3 storm to be destructive.

Steve

I'll throw in my two cents, the term "major hurricane" needs to be thrown in the trash.