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1888 Louisiana hurricane information


Hurricane Three
Meteorological history
FormedAugust 14, 1888 (1888-08-14)
ExtratropicalAugust 22, 1888
DissipatedAugust 24, 1888 (1888-08-25)
Category 3 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds125 mph (205 km/h)
Lowest pressure945 mbar (hPa); 27.91 inHg
(estimated)
Overall effects
Fatalities12 indirect
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedThe Bahamas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, much of the Mississippi Valley, Mid-Atlantic states, and Northeastern United States

Part of the 1888 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1888 Louisiana hurricane was a major hurricane that caused significant flooding and wind damage to the Mississippi River Delta and the Mississippi Valley in late August 1888. It was the third tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1888 Atlantic hurricane season.

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