what was the strength of the winds there?
It weakened slightly while crossing Hispaniola.
1900 Galveston hurricane
The storm made landfall in the Dominican Republic as a weak tropical storm on September 2. It weakened slightly while crossing Hispaniola, before re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea later that day.
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. where did it make its first landfall? Dominican Republic
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1900 Galveston hurricane [SEP] Introduction
The remnants also brought severe impact to Canada. In Ontario, damage reached about $1.35 million, with $1 million to crops. The remnants of the hurricane caused at least 52 deaths – and possibly as many as 232 deaths – in Canada, mostly due to sunken vessels near Newfoundland and the French territory of Saint-Pierre. Throughout its path, the storm caused more than $35.4 million in damage.