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1915 Galveston hurricane facts for kids

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Texan railways were disrupted by the hurricane, including interurban routes used to transport evacuees

The 1915 Galveston hurricane was an intense, deadly and very destructive storm. In August 1915 this hurricane hit the Caribbean Island areas from the Leeward Islands to western Cuba and then blasted Galveston, Texas with winds around the Category 4 level, 135 mph (217 km/h). The winds of this hurricane were at 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) when the storm struck Cuba. Almost 400 people died because of the storm.

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  • Waves on Seawall 430-500 pm

    Waves against the Galveston Seawall on the afternoon of August 16

  • 1915 Galveston hurricane partial weather map Aug 13 1915 8 AM CT

    Weather map of the hurricane and its isobars over the western Caribbean Sea on August 13

  • GoldenValePlantation ca1894 bananas BostonFruitCo Jamaica

    Banana plantations in Jamaica were hard hit by the hurricane

  • Cluster of houses submerged in sand

    Houses in Galveston undermined by loose sand

  • Coal barge north of Texas City terminal tracks

    Storm surge grounded ships well-inland, including this coal barge near Texas City

  • 1915 hurricane damage in Houston from The Houston Post, 1915-08-15

    Most buildings in Houston were damaged by strong winds

  • South on DeBaliviere Avenue from Wabash Railroad toward the Jefferson Memorial Building. River Des Peres flood of August 1915

    The hurricane's remnants caused the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in St. Louis history until 2022.

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    Precipitation from the hurricane was highest in East Texas and spread northeastwards to the Ohio River Valley

  • Interurban train with passengers crossing temporary trestle

    A temporary trestle was built to facilitate rail service into Galveston after the causeway was damaged

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