1893 Sea Islands hurricane
| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
_weather_map,_August_28,_1893.jpg) Surface weather analysis of the hurricane on August 28 | |
| Formed | August 15, 1893 |
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| Dissipated | September 2, 1893 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 954 mbar (hPa); 28.17 inHg |
| Fatalities | 1,000–2,000 |
| Damage | $1 million (1893 USD) |
| Areas affected | Georgia, South Carolina |
| Part of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a very deadly tropical cyclone. It was Category 3 under Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm had winds near 120 mph. It made landfall at the Georgia-South Carolina border in late August 1893.
The hurricane had a severe storm surge.
It took the lives of 1,000–2,000 people when it made landfall, mostly from storm surge.
1893 Sea Islands Hurricane Media
Weather map of the hurricane approaching the Bahamas on August 25
Weather map of the hurricane approaching landfall in Georgia on August 27
Destruction in Tybee Island after the hurricane
Damaged railroad tracks and homes on the beach in Tybee Island
Workers sort seed potatoes that will be used to restore inundated fields following the hurricane on August 27
1893 Sea Islands Hurricane
Damaged houses in Beaufort, South Carolina
