1899 San Ciriaco hurricane

The 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane was the longest hurricane in the Atlantic on record and second longest recorded anywhere in the world. This storm packed winds of 150 mph. It caused serious destruction in the Caribbean and North Carolina. The storm took more than 3,400 lives. This hurricane happened in August 1899.

San Ciriaco Hurricane of 1899

Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
File:San Ciriaco hurricane weather map, August 13, 1899 (high quality) (6755410).jpg Surface Weather Analysis of Hurricane San Ciriaco on August 13, 1899.
Formed	August 3, 1899
Dissipated	September 12, 1899
(Extratropical after September 4, 1899)
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h)
Lowest pressure	930 mbar (hPa); 27.46 inHg
Fatalities	3433 direct
Damage	$20 million (1899 USD)
Areas affected	Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, Bahamas, East Coast of the United States (Landfall in North Carolina), Atlantic Canada, Azores
Part of the 1899 Atlantic hurricane season

1899 San Ciriaco Hurricane Media

• San Ciriaco hurricane weather map 8-7-1899.jpg

  Synoptic weather map approaching the Lesser Antilles on August 7

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  Weather map of the hurricane nearing landfall in Puerto Rico on August 8, 1899.

• this image shows the path of "Huracán San Ciriaco" of 1899 across Puerto Rico. It caused torrential rains and powerful winds.

• 1899 hurricane damage.jpg

  Hurricane damage caused in Puerto Rico by the San Ciriaco Hurricane of 1899.

• Winslow Homer - After the Hurricane, Bahamas - Google Art Project.jpg

  WinslowHomerAftertheHurricane,BahamasGoogleArtProject

• San Ciriaco hurricane weather map, August 10, 1899 (4766821).jpg

  Synoptic weather map showing the hurricane over the Bahamas on August 10

• San Ciriaco hurricane weather map, August 15, 1899 (3287998).jpg

  Synoptic weather map showing the hurricane moving up the U.S East Coast on August 15

• San Ciriaco hurricane weather map, August 18, 1899 (277612).jpg

  Synoptic weather map showing the hurricane nearing landfall in North Carolina on August 18

• Rasmus Midgett sits on the wreckage of the Priscilla, which was situated about halfway between Salvo and Avon

• Synoptic weather map on September 3, showing the hurricane approaching the Azores