where did it make its first landfall?
Dominican Republic
1900 Galveston hurricane
The storm made landfall in the Dominican Republic as a weak tropical storm on September 2.
how does the galveston hurricane of 1900 rank among all hurricanes to hit the u.s It was the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and the fourth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane. where did this hurricane originate? It is believed to have originated from a tropical wave which moved off the west coast of Africa and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean.
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1900 Galveston hurricane [SEP] Introduction
Hurricane-force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern Louisiana, though the cyclone left no significant structural damage or fatalities in the state. The hurricane brought strong winds and storm surge to a large portion of east Texas, with Galveston suffering the brunt of the impact. Farther north, the storm and its remnants continued to produce heavy rains and gusty winds, which downed telegraph wires, signs, and trees in several states. Fatalities occurred in other states, including fifteen in Ohio, six in Wisconsin, two in Illinois, two in New York, one in Massachusetts, and one in Missouri. Damage from the storm throughout the United States exceeded $34 million.