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1911 Atlantic hurricane season
1911 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
First storm formed:
Aug. 4 , 1911
Last storm dissipated:
Nov. 1 , 1911
Strongest storm:
#3, 4 - 85 knots (95 mph)
Total storms:
6
Major storms (Cat. 3+ ):
0
Total damage:
$3 million (1911 USD) $59.4 million (2005 USD)
Total fatalities:
27
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1909 , 1910 , 1911 , 1912 , 1913
The 1911 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1911. The season was an inactive one, with only 6 tropical cyclones forming during the season. Three of them were hurricanes.
Storms
Tropical Storm One
Tropical storm (SSHS )
Duration
August 4—August 12
Intensity
60 mph (95 km/h ) (1-min)
Hurricane Two
Category 1 hurricane (SSHS )
Duration
August 8—August 14
Intensity
80 mph (130 km/h ) (1-min)
The second storm became a hurricane that made landfall in the extreme western portion of the Florida Panhandle , near the later Big Lagoon State Park . Minor damage was done to the Pensacola area.
Hurricane Three
Category 2 hurricane (SSHS )
Duration
August 23—August 31
Intensity
100 mph (155 km/h ) (1-min) , 972 mbar (hPa )
The third storm, possibly the strongest of the season, became a moderate Category 2 . It weakened to a Category 1 prior to landfall near Hilton Head, South Carolina . Despite the weakening, the hurricane brought a 10 foot storm surge to the area and killed 17 people. Damages came to over a million dollars.
Hurricane Four
Category 2 hurricane (SSHS )
Duration
September 3—September 12
Intensity
100 mph (155 km/h ) (1-min)
Another Category 2 hurricane struck Nicaragua , killing 10 people and causing $2 million in damage.
Tropical Storm Five
Tropical storm (SSHS )
Duration
September 15—September 20
Intensity
65 mph (100 km/h ) (1-min)
Tropical Storm Six
Tropical storm (SSHS )
Duration
October 26—November 1
Intensity
50 mph (85 km/h ) (1-min)
The final storm of the season was a tropical storm that moved through the Greater Antilles and dissipated in the Gulf of Mexico .
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