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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | August 15, 1893 |
Dissipated | September 2, 1893 |
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]