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Encyclopedia > 1909 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1909 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1909 and ended on November 30, 1909. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


The 1909 season was an average season, with eleven storms forming, of which six became hurricanes. Four of those hurricanes became major hurricanes with winds of greater than 111 miles per hour. The season started early, with 2 tropical storms and a hurricane. The first hit Nicaragua in mid-June. The second hit Texas as a Category 2 hurricane near Brownsville, Texas. The third hit southeast Florida in late June. Activity continued through July, when a tropical depression formed over the southern Lesser Antilles in Mid-July. The storm attained tropical storm strength south of Jamaica, and reached hurricane strength near the western tip of Cuba. It ultimately hit near Freeport, Texas as a Category 3 hurricane. The 5th tropical storm of the season formed on August 6 and hit Mexico twice, first on the Yucatan Peninsula and then near the border between Veracruz and Tamaulipas. The 6th storm formed east of the Lesser Antilles on August 20th. The storm went westward, hitting the Dominican Republic and Southeast Cuba. The storm strengthend to a Category 3 hurricane and hit the Northeast corner of the Yucutan Peninsula. After weakening, it regained strength and hit Tamaulipas as a major hurricane. The 7th storm formed over the Bahamas on August 28th, hit near Miami as a Tropical Storm, and went out to sea. The 8th storm formed south of Hispaniola on September 13th. It reached hurricane strength south of Cuba, and eventually hit Southern Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane. It dissipiated over Southern Missouri on the 22nd. The 9th system formed north of the Isle of Youth and hit near Naples, Florida as a Tropical Depression on September 25th. The system moved over Florida, strengthened to a 60 M.P.H. tropical storm, and dissipiated. The 10th storm formed in the Southwest Caribbean Sea on October 6th and became a hurricane over the Northwest Caribbean Sea, an area known for developing strong late-season storms such as Hurricane Mitch or Hurricane Michelle. It became a major hurricane on the 9th, and hit western Cuba on the 11th. The storm moved through the Florida Keys as a Category 3 hurricane, and dissipated north of Bermuda on the 13th. The final storm formed in the Southwest Caribbean Sea on November 8th, moved northeastward and became a hurricane near Jamaica. It hit northwest Haiti and moved out to sea. State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... Brownsville is the name of several places in the United States of America: Brownsville, Florida Brownsville, Kentucky Brownsville, Maryland Brownsville, Oregon Brownsville, Pennsylvania Brownsville, Tennessee Brownsville, Texas Brownsville, Vermont Brownsville is also a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in Canada: Brownsville, British Columbia Brownsville, Nova Scotia Brownsville, Durham Region... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles, which together with the Greater Antilles form the West Indies. ... Freeport is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas and is situated in East Texas. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... Veracruz is the name of both a state in Mexico and that states largest city. ... Other Mexican States Capital Ciudad Victoria Other major cities Tampico, Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo list of municipalities Area 79,384 km² Ranked 7th Population (2000 census) 2,747,110 Ranked 13th Governor (2005-2011) Eugenio Hernández Flores (PRI) Federal Deputies (8) PRI = 6 PAN = 2 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PAN... This article is about the city in Florida. ... 15th century map of Hispaniola Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying east of Cuba. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... The Isla de la Juventud (English: Isle of Youth) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper. ... Naples is a city located in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,976. ... Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Duration: Oct. ... Duration: Oct. ... Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys is an archipelago or cluster of islands in the extreme southeast of the United States. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1910 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1911 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1912 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

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