1915 Galveston hurricane

The 1915 Galveston hurricane was an intense, deadly and very destructive storm. In August 1915 this hurricane hit the Caribbean Island areas from the Leeward Islands to western Cuba and then blasted Galveston, Texas with winds around the Category 4 level, 135 mph (217 km/h). The winds of this hurricane were at 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) when the storm struck Cuba. Almost 400 people died because of the storm.

1915 Galveston Hurricane Media

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  Waves against the Galveston Seawall on the afternoon of August 16

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  Weather map of the hurricane and its isobars over the western Caribbean Sea on August 13

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  Banana plantations in Jamaica were hard hit by the hurricane

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  Texan railways were disrupted by the hurricane, including interurban routes used to transport evacuees

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  Houses in Galveston undermined by loose sand

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  Storm surge grounded ships well-inland, including this coal barge near Texas City

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  Most buildings in Houston were damaged by strong winds

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  The hurricane's remnants caused the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in St. Louis history until 2022.

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  Precipitation from the hurricane was highest in East Texas and spread northeastwards to the Ohio River Valley

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  Graves of storm victims in Texas City after the hurricane