Systems 1912_Atlantic_hurricane_season

1 systems

1.1 tropical storm one
1.2 tropical storm two
1.3 tropical storm three
1.4 hurricane four
1.5 hurricane five
1.6 hurricane six
1.7 hurricane seven
1.8 other systems

systems



tropical storm one

on june 7, ships in gulf of mexico reported low pressure area closed circulation 100 mi (160 km) southeast of port eads, louisiana. initially, storm moved southeastward, before turning west-southwestward late on june 8. strengthening slightly, cyclone turned northwest june 11. around 12:00 utc on following day, ship observed barometric pressure of 995 mbar (29.4 inhg), lowest known in relation storm. based on this, maximum sustained winds estimated @ 70 mph (110 km/h). on june 13, storm curved northeastward , made landfall near franklin, louisiana, around 05:00 utc. system weakened , emerged atlantic ocean outer banks of north carolina, while still @ tropical storm intensity. 12:00 utc on june 16, cyclone weakened tropical depression. 24 hours later, depression dissipated 150 mi (240 km) north of bermuda.

in louisiana, heavy rainfall resulted in flooding in inland areas. precipitation in georgia , south carolina caused rivers approach or reach flood stage, necessitating flood stage warning @ cheraw, south carolina, along pee dee river. there, pee dee river crested @ 27.5 ft (8.4 m), 0.5 ft (0.15 m) above flood stage. locations in eastern north carolina reported strong winds, particularly @ fayetteville, there severe local storm .

tropical storm two

a ship encountered storm 65 mi (105 km) north-northeast of san salvador island in bahamas on july 12. storm moved northwestward , strengthened slowly. on july 14, cyclone turned west-northwestward. later day, ship recorded barometric pressure of 1,011 mbar (29.9 inhg), lowest pressure in relation cyclone. around 12:00 utc on july 15, system peaked maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), based on observation savannah, georgia. 3 hours later, storm made landfall near darien, georgia. cyclone weakened inland , fell tropical depression status 12:00 utc on july 16. twenty 4 hours, dissipated on mississippi.

prior storm s landfall, northeast storm warnings issued jacksonville, florida, charleston, south carolina. @ tybee island in georgia, strong winds , abnormally high tides reported. in savannah, wind speed of 49 mph (79 km/h) reported. storm resulted in minimal damage.

tropical storm three

a tropical depression formed 140 mi (230 km) east-southeast of ocean city, maryland, on september 2. depression drifted southward , reached tropical storm intensity later day. based on observations ships on september 3, cyclone peaked maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) , minimum barometric pressure of 1,007 mbar (29.7 inhg). storm began moving southwestward @ faster pace. late on september 5, cyclone weakened tropical depression , curved west-southwestward. shortly after 06:00 utc on september 6, system made landfall near midway, georgia, winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). 12 hours later, depression dissipated on southwest georgia. strongest wind speed associated storm 37 mph (60 km/h) in charleston, south carolina.

hurricane four

a trough of low pressure in northeastern gulf of mexico developed tropical depression 60 mi (100 km) west-southwest of cedar key, florida, on september 10. shortly thereafter, depression intensified tropical storm. moving westward, storm intensified category 1 hurricane on modern day saffir–simpson scale on september 12. cyclone peaked maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) @ 00:00 utc on september 13, observed ship. around time, hurricane began curve northwestward. while approaching gulf coast of united states, system weakened. @ 08:00 utc on september 14, hurricane made landfall near pascagoula, mississippi, winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). barometric pressure of 986 mbar (29.1 inhg) observed @ landfall, lowest known in relation cyclone. system weakened tropical storm 4 hours after landfall. on september 15, storm weakened tropical depression , dissipated on tennessee.

in florida, precursor hurricane brought heavy rainfall tampa, 13.19 in (335 mm) falling there between september 7 , september 10. hundreds of homes , numerous acres of agricultural lands flooded. throughout area, many streets washed out, disrupting street car service , commuting. in pensacola, abnormally high tides caused severe damage. wharves , small buildings used storing fishing equipment washed away. 20 barges beached, strewing timber across beach. service via louisville , nashville railroad briefly interrupted due timber on railroad bridge. wind damage relatively minor. dance pavilion on santa rosa island partially deroofed, hotel. damage in pensacola reached approximately $25,000 (1912 usd). in alabama, city of mobile in particular suffered impact storm. ships , vessels capsized in mobile bay , mobile river, including $2,000 barge, drowning watchman. winds destroyed church, though wind damage otherwise limited downed street signs , fences. overall, hurricane caused $39,000 in damage.

hurricane five

in late september, cold front moved gulf of mexico. october 3, low pressure associated front developed. extratropical, low moved east-northeastward , crossed florida on october 4. after entering atlantic on october 5, low began strengthening , reached equivalency in intensity tropical storm. around 00:00 utc on october 6, system transitioned tropical cyclone while situated 260 mi (420 km) southeast of cape fear in north carolina. strong tropical storm, cyclone intensified hurricane 6 hours later. late on october 6, vessel observed barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.4 inhg), lowest in relation stop. based on this, estimated hurricane peaked maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h). storm began execute small cyclonic loop, continued until on october 8. then, cyclone moving eastward , weakened tropical storm around 00:00 utc on october 9. 24 hours later, system weakened tropical depression. @ 18:00 utc on october 10, depression dissipated 280 mi (450 km) northeast of bermuda.

despite remaining offshore during tropical cyclone stage, wind speed of 46 mph (74 km/h) observed @ cape hatteras, north carolina.

hurricane six

observations ships first indicated presence of tropical storm southeast of cayman islands on october 11. moving west-northwestward, storm strengthened steadily, reaching winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) before making landfall near cancún, quintana roo, on october 13. system weakened on land , while situated in gulf of mexico north of yucatán peninsula, began re-intensifying later day. 12:00 utc on october 14, cyclone deepened category 1 hurricane , category 2 hurricane 24 hours later. hurricane made landfall on central padre island between corpus christi , port mansfield in texas late on october 16 winds of 100 mph (155 km/h), estimated based on storm surge of 6 ft (1.8 m). barometric pressure of 970 mbar (29 inhg) estimated using pressure-wind relationship. system weakened tropical storm on october 17, several hours before weakening tropical depression. storm dissipated on october 18.

offshore padre island, mexican streamer ss nicaragua capsized crew of 27. thirteen people, including captain, rescued personnel united states life-saving service station in port aransas, though 6 other crew members lost. storm surge , abnormally high tides resulted in severe damage along coast. brazos , padre islands inundated several hours, several buildings being swept away. considerable damage occurred in due strong winds , tides in brownsville , port isabel. @ former, number of windmills, trees, , poorly constructed buildings suffered degree of damage. brownsville , raymondville broke daily rainfall records, 6.34 in (161 mm) , 4.9 in (120 mm) observed on october 17, respectively. many buildings destroyed , several boats sunk after tides rose 6 ft (1.8 m) in less 4 hours. fifteen people died , damage reached more $28,000 (1912 usd).

hurricane seven

the jamaica hurricane of 1912

a low pressure area in southwestern caribbean sea developed tropical storm 06:00 utc on november 11. initially, storm moved northwestward, before curving north-northeastward. late on november 13, cyclone intensified hurricane, based on ship report. slow intensification took place after classification hurricane, though after recurving toward northeastward, storm began quicken in strengthening. on november 17, hurricane reached maximum sustained wind speed of 115 mph (185 km/h). continued north-northeastward , made landfall near negril, jamaica, around 12:00 utc. @ south negril point, barometric pressure of 965 mbar (28.5 inhg) observed, lowest known in relation storm. storm weakened after landfall , trend continued after reentry caribbean sea. on november 20, hurricane weakened tropical storm north of jamaica. system westward across caribbean, before dissipating on november 22 115 mi (185 km) southwest of grand cayman.

heavy rainfall reported in jamaica. several bridges severely damaged in northern , eastern portions of island. strong winds generated storm destroyed approximately 25% of banana trees, while telegraph lines downed in number of places. railway lines heavily damaged winds , rain. rough seas lashed island, savanna-la-mar suffering near complete destruction , 42 deaths in city alone. across western jamaica, hundred homes destroyed, while 5,000 buildings damaged or demolished. 100 fatalities , $1.5 million in damage occurred in jamaica. extensive flooding , 5 fatalities occurred in cuba in guantánamo bay area.

other systems

in addition 7 tropical storms, 4 tropical depressions developed , remained below tropical storm intensity. first formed extratropical cyclone southwest of azores on april 4. depression moved southwestward until being frontal boundary on april 6. september 25, tropical depression developed formerly extratropical cyclone halfway between bermuda , azores. however, on september 27, depression lost tropical characteristics again. next tropical depression formed on october 17 southeast of bermuda. moving northwestward, depression transitioned extratropical cyclone october 21. final non-developing depression formed extratropical cyclone west of canary islands on november 7. depression tracked westward before being absorbed frontal system on november 11.