| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 1, 1878 |
| Extratropical | September 13 |
| Dissipated | September 13, 1878 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 105 mph (165 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤970 mbar (hPa); ≤28.64 inHg |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | ≥8 |
| Maximum rating | F2+ tornado |
| Duration | September 12, 1878 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | ≥ 13 (+2 tornado-related) |
| Damage | ($Format price error: cannot parse value "Error when using {{Inflation}}: |value= (parameter 2) and |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified." in 2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
Part of the 1878 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1878 Kissimmee hurricane was a slow-moving Atlantic hurricane that was the most severe to impact the island of Trinidad since 1838. It caused significant damage to portions of Hispaniola and Florida, primarily via storm surge and rainfall-induced flooding, and was regarded as the most outstanding Atlantic tropical cyclone in the month of September, 1878. The fifth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic hurricane season, it developed over the western tropical Atlantic north of South America; well developed at the time, it likely originated farther east but went undetected. Quickly strengthening into a hurricane, it passed over the Windward Islands, extensively damaging... For several days the storm delivered copious rainfall to Florida, as it moved erratically over or near much of that state.