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.
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
.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
The storm's path across Puerto Rico
The hurricane approaching North Carolina on August 17
Damage in Puerto Rico after Hurricane San Ciriaco.
Winslow Homer painting of a man lying on a beach next to his destroyed boat in the Bahamas
Rasmus Midgett sits on the wreckage of the Priscilla, which was situated about halfway between Salvo and Avon
