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- Sep 9, 190090% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The Galveston Hurricane Becomes the Deadliest US Disaster
- The strongest storm of the 1900 Atlantic hurricane season left between 6,000 and 12,000 dead, with 8,000 the figure most cited in official reports. [S]
- Most deaths came after a storm surge of over 15 ft inundated Galveston with 8 to 12 ft of water. [S]
- The storm destroyed about 7,000 buildings including 3,636 demolished homes, and left roughly 10,000 people homeless out of a population under 38,000. [S]
- It ended the Golden Era of Galveston: investors turned to Houston instead, and three engineers were commissioned to raise the island's shoreline by 17 ft and build a 10-mile seawall. [S]
- Damage across its whole path exceeded $35.4 million, about $1.3 billion in 2023 terms. [S]
- The National Hurricane Center lists it among the defining hurricanes in US history. [1]
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- [1]90%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricaneen.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Sep 9, 1900 ✓· 50% of score
The source says the system "peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) on September 8" and "made landfall around 8:00 p.m." that evening — about 02:00 UTC on 9 September. The storm is known by its local date of 8 September.
- [2]90%Hurricanes in Historynhc.noaa.gov· Added Sep 21, 2026· 50% of score
The National Hurricane Center's own historical roster, the federal authority placing this storm among the most consequential US hurricanes.[1]
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