Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900. It had estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h), making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
External links
- Film clips from 1900 detailing the devastation
- List of victims of the storm
- Pictures and manuscripts from the Galveston and Texas History Center at the Rosenberg Library
- Flashback: Galveston's great storm (BBC News, 22 September 2005)
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The city |
| ► | Origins |
| ► | Warning signs |
| ► | The storm |
| ► | Destruction |
| ► | Rebuilding |
| ► | Protection |
| ► | Quotations |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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