The 1900 Galveston Hurricane
On
September 8, 1900, a 20-foot storm surge, associated with one of the most
powerful hurricanes of the century, inundated Galveston Island in Texas.
More than 8,000 people died, making this the deadliest natural disaster
in U. S. history. The Galveston office of the U. S. Weather Bureau later
recalled: “Sunday, Sept 9, 1900, revealed one of the most horrible sights
that ever a civilized people looked upon. About 3,000 homes, nearly half
of the residence portion of Galveston, had been completely swept out of
existence, and probably more than 6,000 people had passed from life to
death during that dreadful night. The correct number of those who perished
will be probably never be known, for many entire families are missing.
Where 20,000 people lived on the 8th, not a house remained on the 9th,
and who occupied the houses may, in many instances, never be known.” --
From
NOAA'S TOP U. S. WEATHER, WATER AND CLIMATE EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Damage caused by the hurricane and storm surge. This was the greatest
natural disaster in terms of loss of life in U.S. history. 6,000 to 8,000
individuals died in this hurricane.From the Special 50th Anniversary Issue
of Weatherwise magazine, January/February 1998.
Statement Of USGS Director Chip Groat on 100th Anniversary of Galveston
Hurricane
One hundred years ago, the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the
United States made landfall in Galveston, Texas. The 1900 Galveston
hurricane took at least 6,000 lives and perhaps as many as 10,000.
Hurricanes, like other forces of nature, will always pose a threat. But
thanks to a century of improvements in scientific monitoring and in our
understanding of how the Earth works, the loss of life from natural
disasters has dropped dramatically. The USGS is working with our partners
to improve our ability to predict coastal change caused by severe storms.
With this information, communities can be better prepared for nature's
extremes.
USGS is committed to providing the scientific information America needs to
build safer communities, so that tragedies like Galveston need never happen
again.
Chip Groat
Director
The Great Galveston
Hurricane
City of Galveston
Sherry Kazenski's
-- Hurricane Flood Inundation in Galveston, Texas
Galveston Historical
Foundation - The 1900 Storm
galvnews.com -- The 1900 Storm City
of Galveston Published in conjunction with 1900 Storm Committee
Rosenberg
Library -- Galveston & Texas History Center
Galveston County Daily
News
Isaac's
Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson,
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