The 1842 Atlantic hurricane season featured several maritime catastrophes in the Gulf of Mexico and along the U.S. East Coast, and produced one of the only known tropical cyclones to directly affect the Iberian Peninsula. As the season falls outside the scope of the Atlantic hurricane database, records of most storms in 1842 are scarce, and only approximate tracks are known. The first documented storm of the season battered the coast of North Carolina in mid-July, wrecking dozens of ships and destroying homes along the Outer Banks. A little over a month later, another storm impacted the same region and caused several more shipwrecks that killed at least 12 men. This storm later doused the Mid-Atlantic states with flooding rains. In early September, a powerful storm known as "Antje's Hurricane"—named after a ship that it dismasted—tracked generally westward after first being spotted over the Leeward Islands. After yielding widespread destruction across the Bahamas, the storm traversed the Florida Straits, causing severe damage in both northern Cuba and the lower Florida Keys. Many ships and their crews were lost to the storm as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico; it finally struck northern Mexico on September 8.
Another intense hurricane churned the Gulf of Mexico in early October, this time tracking from southwest to northeast. The storm moved very slowly and sank or impaired numerous ships along its course. Striking northern Florida on October 5 as the equivalent of a major hurricane, the cyclone produced extreme wind gusts to the north of its center and exceptionally high tides to the south. Extensive property damage in Tallahassee accounted for an estimated $500,000 (1842 USD) in losses. On Cedar Key, the storm surge demolished buildings and threatened to submerge the island. The storm turned northward as it entered the western Atlantic, resulting in strong winds and flooding tides in Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Later in the month, an extremely rare hurricane formed in the far eastern Atlantic, to the southwest of Madeira. This storm passed near the islands on October 27 before making landfall in southwestern Spain. Accompanied by significant damage, both along the coast and inland, this storm is considered a historical analogue to Hurricane Vince of 2005. Several other storms also had an impact on land throughout the season.
and 22 Related for: 1842 Atlantic hurricane season information
This article encompasses the 1840–1849 Atlantichurricaneseasons. While data is not available for every storm that occurred, some parts of the coastline...
The decade of the 1820s featured the 1820s Atlantichurricaneseasons. While data is not available for every storm that occurred, some parts of the coastline...
Hurricane Vince was an unusual hurricane that developed in the northeastern Atlantic basin. Forming in October during the 2005 Atlantichurricane season...
A New England hurricane is a tropical cyclone originating in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont...
Within the North Atlantic Ocean, a Category 2 hurricane is a tropical cyclone, that has 1-minute sustained wind speeds of between 83–95 knots (96–109 mph;...
twenty-five per year. Most Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes form between June 1 and November 30. The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) monitors...
official Atlantichurricane database, starting in 1851. When hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo struck Bermuda just days apart in October 2014, that season became...
Hurricane Ekeka of 1992. The first tropical cyclone of the 2016 Pacific hurricaneseason, Pali originated as an area of low pressure within a persistent trough...
The 1846 Havana hurricane (also known as the Great Havana hurricane of 1846, San Francisco de Borja hurricane and The Great Gale of 1846) was the most...
cyclones portal Atlantichurricaneseason Pacific hurricaneseason Pacific typhoon season Pre-1890 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons García Acosta, Virginia;...
year Atlantichurricaneseason Pacific hurricaneseason Pacific typhoon season North Indian Ocean cyclone season South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian...
Ireland, but this is disputed. It is believed that a hurricane struck Europe in 1842. Atlantichurricanes in the subtropical latitudes (i.e., north of the...
Tracks - November 2006". Retrieved 2007-12-28. "2006 AtlanticHurricaneSeason Review". Canadian Hurricane Center. Archived from the original on 2007-07-26...
Retrieved 2008-04-20. R. H. Simpson; Paul J. Hebert (April 1973). "AtlanticHurricaneSeason of 1972" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. 101 (4): 323. Bibcode:1973MWRv...
of Earth's major bodies of water along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Also known as hurricanes, typhoons, or other names, tropical cyclones...
The 1949 Texas hurricane was a tropical cyclone that crossed over from the eastern Pacific to the Atlantic, contributing to extensive flooding in Guatemala...
has suffered cyclones, hurricanes, tropical storms, torrential rains, floods, famine, disease and earthquakes. The hurricaneseason in Haiti lasts from June...
cyclones portal Atlantichurricaneseasons Pacific hurricaneseasons Tropical cyclone seasons North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season South Pacific tropical...
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ACC's...
Global Information