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MLHARRIS_FL
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Bruce Jeschke
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Josh Delsman
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last great Georgia hurricane (by HanKFranK)
On October 2, 1898, a strong hurricane blew ashore between Jacksonville and Brunswick, flooding the latter city and causing widespread damage along the Georgia and northeast Florida coast. It is estimated to have been a category 4, comparable to Hugo of 1989. The region was sparsely populated at the time (only about 50 people died), and is still relatively so today, aside from the sprawl of Jacksonville. The 1898 hurricane was the most recent major hurricane to come ashore between Savannah and St. Augustine, though such storms were quite common during the 19th century. The historic record shows that major hurricanes crossed this coastline in 1804, 1813, 1824, 1854, 1893, and 1898--with other hurricanes in 1837, 1871, 1881, and likely 1810 also hitting is section of coast. Strong hurricanes hitting northwest Florida also had significant impact in the region, including 1846 and 1896 major hurricanes that struck near Cedar Key. It is also notable that South Carolina received several strong hurricane hits as well--a good deal more than during the 20th century.
Since 1898, all this region has had to contend with have been lesser hurricanes in 1911, 1940, 1947, Dora of 1964 and David of 1979. The region is statistically long overdue for a lot of trouble.
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San Diego hurricane (by HanKFranK)
Weather historian Mike Chenoweth found what was in all likelihood a hurricane hit on San Diego back in 1858 on this date. A collection of reports from southern California indicate that a minimal hurricane (having likely been a very strong hurricane that tracked up the Baja coast) passed just off the city, with high winds causing modest damage. The storm was weakening quickly, perhaps shearing off and veering westward towards the Channel Islands as reports from California do not conclusively show that it made landfall. Aside from the freak tropical storm that went ashore near Oceanside on September 25, 1939, this is the other known system to have hit the California coast at or above tropical storm strength. Such events are rare, occurring perhaps once in a century.
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