Indianola/Ivan Historically

[Stratosphere747]

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ima ... t51-10.jpg

This is only historically speaking and not that I even think this is the track of Ivan..But as what is now assumed to be the only Cat 5 on record to hit the Texas coast....You can see how far south that the Indianola hurricane developed....And for those that do not know...Indianola may have been the modern day Galveston if not for this storm and one other small one later on that sealed her fate...

[Stormsfury]

The Indianola Hurricane was the strongest hurricane in the 1851-1910 HURDAT reanalysis project completed last year ... with winds estimated of 155 MPH, it was as strong as it could be without "officially" being classified as a CAT 5 ...

THe storm was so horrific, that the town of Indianola, TX was wiped completely off the map and was never rebuilt ... and this was the second of two very severe hurricanes that hit the town ... the first one hit on September 16th, 1875 and killed 176 people ... and destroyed 3/4 of the town ...

http://www.alvyray.com/Family/Stories/Indianola.htm

7. Strongest United States landfalling hurricane of the 1851 to 1910 era: The 1886 "Indianola" hurricane was analyzed as having 155 mph maximum sustained winds, a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Category 4 (approaching Category 5) and was the strongest to strike the United States between 1851 and 1910. This hurricane destroyed the town of Indianola, Texas, due to its winds and 15-foot storm surge. The town was never rebuilt. This was also the strongest hurricane of record anywhere in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean Sea during the same time period. (No Category 5 hurricanes were recorded to have hit the United States between 1851 and 1910. However, records are somewhat incomplete along in Gulf Coast and Florida because there were some coastal regions with few to no inhabitants. Thus, there may be a few systems misdiagnosed in intensity in that period.) 31 major (Category 3, 4 and 5) hurricanes are recorded to have hit the United States from 1851 to 1910.

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/

[Patrick99]

That looks a lot like the 1919 hurricane, as well.

[Stratosphere747]

Storms...I agree that "officially" it is not a cat5...But if they are going to go back and re-analyze...I've always thought that the should have either said 150 for Cat4 or 160 for a true Cat5..Still in my book one of the most amazing hurricanes for the fact of how much it changed Texas history...I even have driven down there to try and find any sights as there has been said to be a few landmarks left...

[Stormsfury]

Storms...I agree that "officially" it is not a cat5...But if they are going to go back and re-analyze...I've always thought that the should have either said 150 for Cat4 or 160 for a true Cat5..Still in my book one of the most amazing hurricanes for the fact of how much it changed Texas history...I even have driven down there to try and find any sights as there has been said to be a few landmarks left...

Oh, I agree ... 155 MPH/156 MPH no difference really ... and as for the book and the record ... totally agree 1000% ... one of the most historic TC's ever ...

SF

[Stratosphere747]

Would you happen to know of any "off the wall" sites that have any info,articles etc.??.I am always looking to update what I have..Thx in advance...

[Stormsfury]

Would you happen to know of any "off the wall" sites that have any info,articles etc.??.I am always looking to update what I have..Thx in advance...

Wow ... you might find some stuff on my website ... otherwise, you might want to do a Yahoo or a Google search on some of the other storms ...

SF

[clueless newbie]

Hm, interesting year 1886. Looking at that map, three places on the GOM were hit twice. Grrrrr