Galveston hurricane of 1900: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Great Galveston hurricane
Date	September 1900
Location	Galveston • Gulf of Mexico / Gulf of America • Texas • United States

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People walk through scattered debris and collapsed wooden houses, searching for belongings after the 1900 Galveston hurricane in Texas.

Map showing the storm track of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, beginning as a tropical storm near Cuba, strengthening as it moves northwest across the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall at Galveston, Texas, and continuing northeast through the central United States before dissipating over the northern Atlantic. Key dates, hurricane categories, and wind speeds are marked along the path.

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