1888 Season Track Map. The storm was last seen on December 4 in the open Atlantic Ocean. The following 79 files are in this category, out of 79 total. Twelve was the shortest lived storm in the 1887 season lasting only two days (October 8 & 9th). [1] Of the known 1887 cyclones, Tropical Storm One and Tropical Storm Three were first documented in 1996 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz. Sixteen paralleled the Carolina coastline and peaked at a 70 mph (110 km/h) storm with a tropical pressure of 993 mbar on October 31. A tropical storm formed on October 27 and took a long, erratic track across the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It started losing its tropical characteristics while northeast of Newfoundland on September 18 and was soon declared as an extratropical storm. A hurricane was discovered on October 15th with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds. On September 14, the tenth storm formed in the central Atlantic Ocean and moved northward.

1887 also featured five off-season storms, with tropical activity occurring as early as May, and as late as December. The extratropical storm remained until September 6, when it dissipated off the coast of Ireland.

Laura is the earliest L-named storm in the Atlantic Basin, breaking a record held by Luis, which formed Aug. 29, 1995. On November 27, a tropical storm formed north of Puerto Rico.

They also proposed large alterations to the known tracks of several of the other 1887 storms. Hurricane Fifteen remained out at sea and gradually weakened to a tropical depression until dissipating on October 19, without ever impacting land. At the time, Nineteen was the only tropical storm to pass over Costa Rica on record. Considerable damage and some flooding were seen in New Orleans, trees were blown down in Algiers and there were significant amounts of crop damage in Abbeville and Iberville Parish.

It strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane and took a curve away from the mainland and dissipated on May 21.This hurricane did not affect land, but was the first May hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin, and remains one … The 1887 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record at the time. Six was declared extratropical two days later. On October 10, a depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Fourteen and moved across the ocean. A weak tropical storm, which began its life in the northwest Caribbean Sea on June 12. A depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Twelve on October 8 and peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) winds later that day. TROPICAL STORM (July 5th landfall) This tropical storm hit Galveston. 1888 Atlantic hurricane season map.png 2,078 × 1,561; 375 KB

It caused "some" loss of life. It moved northwestward, becoming a hurricane on September 2. However, only two of these storms became major hurricanes, with sustained winds of over 111 mph (179 km/h); the strongest reached peak winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), with a minimum barometric pressure of 946 mbar (27.9 inHg) off the East Coast of the United States in late August. Sixteen was declared extratropical a day later and hit an extratropical peak of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a 990 mbar extratropical pressure. 1887 also featured five off-season storms. The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was the third in a consecutive series of above-average and damaging Atlantic hurricane seasons, featuring 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes, which caused a total of over $50.205 billion in damages. Three peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and moved northward through the Gulf of Mexico, and dissipated on June 14 after making landfall in Mississippi. While looping, it peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h), but rapid weakening began while the storm was moving to the northeast. [4], On July 20 a tropical storm formed 150 miles southeast of Barbados. After passing over Bermuda, Twelve dissipated the next day. The 1887 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record at the time. The system may have intensified while it was discovered. Six formed on August 14 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Seven was declared extratropical on August 27.

When Tropical Storm Nineteen formed on December 7, it made 1887 the year with the most off-season storms (five).

Two dissipated on May 21 in the Atlantic Ocean. However, it has been surpassed by the 1933 and 2005 seasons, now tying with the 1995, 2010, 2011, and the 2012 seasons for having the third most number of storms. [5] The next day it passed south of the island as a Category 1 hurricane and caused several vessels to be wrecked or to be run aground there. CALL: 888-440-1888. With hurricane season in full affect, many wonder how it will impact the trucking market. The season's second of two major hurricanes, both following a very similar Cape Verde-type hurricane path in mid-August, but remained offshore. [6] The cyclone caused extensive damage to the cotton crop throughout Georgia and Alabama.[2].

Sixteen made landfall and moved across Florida as a tropical storm on October 30. Note: There is an undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910, due to the lack of modern observation techniques, see, Partagas, J.F. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Two peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) twice, once on May 18 and May 20. The 19th and final tropical storm formed on December 7 and moved westward through the Caribbean Sea. Because technologies such as satellite monitoring were not available until the 1960s, historical data on tropical cyclones from this period may not be comprehensive. Since 1851, the North Atlantic basin has seen 918 tropical storms reach hurricane strength. On September 1, a tropical storm formed in the central Atlantic Ocean. Map. Another May storm formed south of Jamaica on May 17, way outside of the season and moved generally northward. However, due to scarce technology and the fact that only storms that affected populated land or ships were recorded, the actual total could be higher. The hurricane maintained a peak wind speed of 85 mph (137 km/h) for four days, from October 15 to October 19, whilst crossing the Gulf of Mexico.