| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Formed | 25 September 1841 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | 6 October 1841 |
| (Extratropical after 4 October 1841) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 988 mbar (hPa); 29.18 inHg |
| Fatalities | at least 93 direct |
| Damage | $2.04 million (1841 USD) |
| Areas affected | Caribbean Sea, Outer Banks, Virginia, Mid-Atlantic States, New England, and the Maritimes |
| Part of the 1841 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1841 New England hurricane (also known as the October Gale of 1841) [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Meteorological history edit
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionLittle is known about the early development of the storm, but the hurricane appears to have originated from a disturbance near Barbados in late-September 1841. Its next[1]
Impact edit
See also edit
Notes edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ All damage figures in the article are in 1806 United States dollars (USD) unless otherwise stated.
- ^ Deaths are totaled as follows:
- ^ Damages are totaled as follows:
Citations edit
- ^ Boose; et al. "Hurricane Track Data". Harvard Forest. Harvard University. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Historical Report Database". Harvard Forest. Harvard University. 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Rappaport, Edward N.; Partagás, Jose Fernandez (22 April 1997). "The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
References edit
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- Chenoweth, Michael (2006). "A Reassessment of Historical Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Activity, 1700–1855" (PDF). Climatic Change. 76 (1–2). Elkridge, Maryland: 169–240. doi:10.1007/s10584-005-9005-2.
- Ludlum, David McWilliams (1963). Early American hurricanes, 1492–1870. Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society. ISBN 0-933876-16-5.
- Ludlum, David McWilliams (1968). Early American winters II, 1821–1870. Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society. ISBN 0-933876-24-6.
- Perley, Sidney (1891). Historic Storms of New England. Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Company.
- Snow, Edward Rowe (1943). Great Storms and Famous Shipwrecks of the New England Coast. Boston, Massachusetts: Yankee Publishing Company.