Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | 25 September 1841 |
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Dissipated | 6 October 1841 |
( Extratropical after 4 October 1841) | |
Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 988 mbar ( hPa); 29.18 inHg |
Fatalities | at least 93 direct |
Damage | $2.04 million (1841 USD) |
Areas affected | Caribbean Sea, Outer Banks, Virginia, Mid-Atlantic States, New England, and the Maritimes |
Part of the 1841 Atlantic hurricane season |
The 1841 New England hurricane (also known as the October Gale of 1841) [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Little is known about the early development of the storm, but the hurricane appears to have originated from a disturbance near Barbados in late-September 1841. Its next [1]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Formed | 25 September 1841 |
---|---|
Dissipated | 6 October 1841 |
( Extratropical after 4 October 1841) | |
Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 988 mbar ( hPa); 29.18 inHg |
Fatalities | at least 93 direct |
Damage | $2.04 million (1841 USD) |
Areas affected | Caribbean Sea, Outer Banks, Virginia, Mid-Atlantic States, New England, and the Maritimes |
Part of the 1841 Atlantic hurricane season |
The 1841 New England hurricane (also known as the October Gale of 1841) [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Little is known about the early development of the storm, but the hurricane appears to have originated from a disturbance near Barbados in late-September 1841. Its next [1]