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1893 Sea Islands hurricane
Damaged houses in Beaufort, South Carolina
Meteorological history
Formed
August 15, 1893 (1893-08-15)
Dissipated
September 2, 1893 (1893-09-03)
Category 3 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds
120 mph (195 km/h)
Lowest pressure
954 mbar (hPa); 28.17 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
1,000–2,000
Damage
$1 million (1893 USD)
Areas affected
Georgia, South Carolina
IBTrACS
Part of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a deadly major hurricane that struck the Sea Islands which was near Savannah, Georgia on August 27, 1893.[1] It was the 7th deadliest hurricane in the United States history, and was one of the three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 1,000–2,000 people, mostly from storm surge. This is also the storm that made United States Life-Saving Service Keeper Dunbar Davis famous, by rescuing four ships. The long-term effects included strengthening Jim Crow at the expense of local Blacks.[2]
^Gibson, Christine (September 2006). "Our 10 Greatest Natural Disasters". American Heritage Magazine. 57 (4). Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^Grego, (2022) .
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