1934 Atlantic hurricane season

none Atl 1934 1934 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png June 4, 1934 November 30, 1934 Thirteen 955 100 1 13 7 1 8.77 1,027+ 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 1934 Pacific hurricane season 1920-1937 Pacific typhoon seasons 1930s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons The 1934 Atlantic hurricane season produced thirteen tropical storms, of which seven further organized into hurricanes. Of those seven hurricanes, only one intensified into a major hurricane, which is a Category 3 or stronger system on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson scale. The first system developed on June 4 while the last storm dissipated on November 30. In 2012, as part of the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project, meteorologists identified two previously unknown September tropical storms and fine-tuned the meteorological histories of many others. However, given scant observations from ships and weather stations, significant uncertainty of tropical cyclone tracks, intensity, and duration remains, particularly for those storms that stayed at sea.Christopher Landsea etal A Reanalysis of the 1931–43 Atlantic Hurricane Database Journal of Climate August 15, 2014 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00503.1 27 16 6,117 2014JCli...27.6093L 1785238 free In the United States, the 1934 hurricane season was significantly less destructive than the preceding year. Forecasters credited this feat to the Weather Bureau's advanced warning to persons in the path of advancing hurricanes.America Ends Hurricane Hunt; It's a Success https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47290043/the-honolulu-advertiser/ The Honolulu Advertiser 2 17,181 November 26, 1934 March 24, 2020 Honolulu, Hawaii Newspapers.com In Central America, however, the season's first hurricane wrought catastrophic rainfall resulting in an enormous loss of life, estimated somewhere between 1,000 and 3,000 people. The storm continued into the United States, killing 10 people and causing about $4.4 millionAll damage totals are in 1934 values of their respective currencies. "nb" in damage. In July, a hurricane struck Texas, spawning tornadoes and generating storm surge, killing 19 people; damage was estimated around $4.5 million. In late August and early September, another hurricane meandered offshore Texas while a weak tropical storm struck North Carolina, each causing minor damage. Shortly thereafter, a hurricane curved up the U.S. East Coast, resulting in 8 fatalities and widespread impacts. A weak tropical storm affected the U.S. Gulf Coast in early October, and the season's only major hurricane meandered across the southwestern Atlantic at the end of November. The season's total activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 48,Hurricane Research Division September 2021 Atlantic Basin Comparison of Original and Revised HURDAT http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/comparison_table.html Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory October 4, 2021 well below the 1931–1943 average of 91.2.Christopher W. Landsea August 15, 2014 A Reanalysis of the 1931–43 Atlantic Hurricane Database 27 16 https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/27/16/jcli-d-13-00503.1.xml?tab_body=pdf 6111 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration etal October 4, 2021 2014JCli...27.6093L 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00503.1 PDF Journal of Climate Miami, Florida 1785238 free subscription ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph km/h on, which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here. Timeline Systems Hurricane One Atl Central America hurricane weather map, June 16, 1934 (6200824).jpg AL01 1934 path.png June 4 June 18 85 966 1934 Central America hurricane A tropical depression formed over the Gulf of Honduras around 12:00 UTC on June 4. The system intensified into a tropical storm and reached winds of 50 mph km/h on before striking near Belize City early on June 5. Once inland, it executed a cyclonic loop across the Mexican states of Guatemala and Chiapas before re-emerging into the Gulf of Honduras. The cyclone had weakened to a tropical depression while over land, but it restrengthened once offshore again and became a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph km/h on before making landfall in extreme northern Belize early on June 9. The storm progressed across the Yucatán Peninsula in a weakened state but reacquired hurricane intensity as it made a second cyclonic loop over the Bay of Campeche. Now moving north, the hurricane reached peak winds of 100 mph km/h on and maintained that strength through landfall near Jeanerette, Louisiana, at 19:00 UTC on June 16. It curved northeast once inland, losing tropical characteristics over central Tennessee after 06:00 UTC on June 18 but maintained its status as an extratropical cyclone until late on June 21, when it was located over Newfoundland and Labrador.Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT - 1934 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_1934.html Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory March 16, 2020 The cyclone proved to be catastrophic across El Salvador and western Honduras, where rainfall up to 25 in mm on caused widespread flooding and one of the largest death tolls in the history of the Atlantic basin.G.E. Dunn The Tropical Disturbance of June 5–23 https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/62/6/1520-0493_1934_62_202_ttdoj_2_0_co_2.xml?tab_body=pdf Monthly Weather Review 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<202:TTDOJ>2.0.CO;2 62 6 June 1934 September 14, 2023 202–203 Washington, D.C. 1934MWRv...62..202D free subscriptionThe Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996 https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml? National Hurricane Center March 24, 2020 Press reports indicated the number of fatalities ranged from 1,000 to 3,000, including 500 in the town of Ocotepeque alone. There, all structures but the town's church were reportedly demolished. The system produced hurricane-force winds across a portion of the Yucatán Peninsula before progressing into the United States. A 12 ft m on storm surge inundated areas around Oyster Bayou, and boats were run aground along the coast.David M. Roth Louisiana Hurricane History https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/lahur.pdf Weather Prediction Center March 18, 2020 33 Camp Springs, Maryland It brought winds up to 68 mph km/h on in Morgan City, Louisiana, damaging structures. Officials with the United States Red Cross estimated that 75–150 homes were demolished, 1,500 others were left uninhabitable, and between 3,000 and 7,000 more were damaged to some degree by the storm.Isaac Cline The Tropical Cyclone of June 16, 1934, in Louisiana ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-07-0249.pdf 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<249:TTCOJI>2.0.CO;2 62 7 July 20, 1934 March 25, 2020 249–250 New Orleans, Louisiana 1934MWRv...62..249M Monthly Weather Review dead free Rainfall totaled to 9.6 in mm on in Lafayette;R.W. Schoner S. Molansky Rainfall Associated with Hurricanes (And Other Tropical Disturbances) https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/TM/NHRP_03_1956.pdf Storms in the South Atlantic Coastal Region 3 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration July 1956 March 17, 2020 78–79 Washington, D.C. that city and Franklin, Melville, and Abbeville recorded daily rainfall records. The hurricane killed six people, caused $2.605 million in property damage, and incurred another $1.5 million in crop damage across Louisiana.Isaac Cline Louisiana Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-712CDA8E-3762-4B38-BDEA-B7F7BFEE8157.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190916020330/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-712CDA8E-3762-4B38-BDEA-B7F7BFEE8157.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 39 6 June 1934 September 16, 2019 March 17, 2020 14 New Orleans, Louisiana Squalls from the system killed four people and injured many others in Mississippi, while heavy rainfall caused the Pearl River to exceed flood stage.R.T. Lindley Mississippi Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-8D2F9C13-54AF-4FA0-9E6D-E4640256AEA7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190916020842/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-8D2F9C13-54AF-4FA0-9E6D-E4640256AEA7.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 39 6 June 1934 September 16, 2019 March 17, 2020 21 Vicksburg, Mississippi Record rainfall during June in Tennessee, accumulating to 10 in mm on in a matter of hours in Cedar Hill, caused about $250,000 in damage across the state. A small tornado struck north of Joelton and resulted in an additional $3,000 in damage.R.M. Williamson Tennessee Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-E56877C4-C435-444A-B8A2-09FB6D92D2FB.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190916021707/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-E56877C4-C435-444A-B8A2-09FB6D92D2FB.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 39 6 June 1934 September 16, 2019 March 17, 2020 21 Nashville, Tennessee The extratropical remnants produced winds of 49 mph km/h on in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and delivered needed rainfall throughout the region. Across Ontario and Quebec, heavy rains delayed traffic and congested storm sewers. High tension wires and poles were toppled, causing widespread power outages. Eleven barns were destroyed, and the Varennes lighthouse was put out of commission.1934-2 http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=9404937D-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170623135558/http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=3FD27B6B-1 Government of Canada June 23, 2017 March 17, 2020 Hurricane Two Atl Hurricane Two weather map, July 15, 1934.jpg AL02 1934 path.png July 12 July 16 80 980 On July 10, a weak area of low pressure formed along a stationary front off the eastern coast of Florida. The disturbance gradually shed this frontal boundary and acquired a well-defined center, leading to the formation of a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on July 12 to the east of the Florida–Georgia border. It intensified into a tropical storm a little over a day later and further to a Category 1 hurricane early on July 14 as it tracked east-northeast. Based on extrapolation from nearby ship reports, the hurricane is analyzed to have reached peak winds of 90 mph km/h on early on July 15. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone around 06:00 UTC the next day to the south of Newfoundland. Hurricane Three Atl Hurricane Three weather map, July 25, 1934.jpg AL03 1934 path.png July 22 July 26 75 975 On July 21, a dissipating stationary front was analyzed offshore the Southeast United States. A tropical depression formed a short distance southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, around 06:00 UTC on July 22 and tracked southwest. It made landfall around St. Augustine, Florida, at 00:00 UTC on July 23 without having attained tropical storm strength. After crossing over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the system turned west and began to intensify. It became a tropical storm early that day and further developed into a Category 1 hurricane early on July 25. The cyclone struck the coastline just north of Corpus Christi, Texas, around 17:00 UTC with 80 mph km/h on winds. It continued inland across southern Texas and into northern Mexico and was last analyzed west of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, at 18:00 UTC on July 26. Minor impacts were recorded in Florida, where trees were toppled, pecans and pears were blown down, and corn crops were flattened.W.J. Bennett Florida Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-B1B1AB87-2603-4BC6-A219-ACE3E760E0FA.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200318001231/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-B1B1AB87-2603-4BC6-A219-ACE3E760E0FA.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 38 7 July 1934 March 18, 2020 March 17, 2020 26 Jacksonville, Florida Along the coastline of Texas, high tides damaged waterfront homes in Nueces and Jefferson counties.C.E. Norquest Texas Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-64AB3F23-E328-47A6-90E3-93B243B9A2B8.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200318003622/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-64AB3F23-E328-47A6-90E3-93B243B9A2B8.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 39 7 July 1934 March 18, 2020 March 17, 2020 49 Houston, Texas San José Island observed a 10.2 ft m on storm surge. More than 1,000 residents on the Bolivar Peninsula were cut off for 48 hours,Beaumonters Stranded https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47247727/corsicana-semi-weekly-light/ Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light 7 49 70 July 27, 1934 March 24, 2020 Corsicana, Texas Newspapers.comTraffic Resumed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47242894/the-brownsville-herald/ The Brownsville Herald 21 2 July 28, 1934 March 23, 2020 Brownsville, Texas Newspapers.com and communications between more than a dozen towns were severed.Six Persons Still Missing in Storm Area https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47243291/the-marshall-news-messenger/ The Marshall News Messenger 15 233 3 July 28, 1934 March 23, 2020 Marshall, Texas Newspapers.com Numerous levee breaches inundated areas around Freeport and Vealsco, where water levels rose to several feet accordingly.Water Several Feet Deep https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47246491/the-brownsville-herald/ The Brownsville Herald 20 8 July 27, 1934 March 23, 2020 Brownsville, Texas Newspapers.com Daily rainfall records were set in Fowlerton and Falfurrias at 6.25 and 4.52 in mm on, respectively.David M. Roth Texas Hurricane History https://www.weather.gov/media/lch/events/txhurricanehistory.pdf National Weather Service March 17, 2020 40 Camp Springs, Maryland Crops suffered extensive damage through several coastal counties, particularly in Nueces County where the local cotton crop suffered a 75 percent loss; several other counties reported a 50 percent loss.Federal Aid is Urged for Hurricane Sector https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47236497/austin-american-statesman/ Austin-American Statesman 60 287 12 July 31, 1934 March 23, 2020 Austin, Texas Newspapers.com Peak winds of 56 mph km/h on were measured in Corpus Christi. Strong winds smashed small boats and tore the roofs off structures, principally in Victoria. Three oil derricks were toppled to the south of the city.Houses Unroofed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47246716/the-austin-american/ The Austin American 3 21 58 July 27, 1934 March 23, 2020 Austin, Texas Newspapers.com A series of tornadoes occurred in communities throughout central Texas. Across the state, preliminary estimates included the destruction of 260 homes, with severe damage to an additional 400 houses.260 Homes Were Demolished in the Coast Hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47241192/the-monitor/ The Monitor 128 4 July 29, 1934 March 23, 2020 McAllen, Texas Newspapers.com This reportedly encompassed all homes along the mouth of the San Bernard River,260 Homes is Toll of Storm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47241829/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram 54 179 7 July 29, 1934 March 23, 2020 Fort Worth, Texas Newspapers.com all structures between Freeport and the mouth of the Colorado River,Swept Clear of Buildings https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47248654/the-waco-news-tribune/ Waco Tribune-Herald 1 38 213 July 27, 1934 March 23, 2020 Waco, Texas Newspapers.com and at least 75 percent of homes in Matagorda. Damage was estimated around $4.5 million. Throughout the state, 19 people were killed, most from the large storm surge. Cattle losses were estimated to be in the thousands,Hurricane Cut 100-Mile Path through Texas https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47247105/the-marshall-news-messenger/ The Marshall News Messenger 3 15 232 July 27, 1934 March 24, 2020 Marshall, Texas Newspapers.com with five to six hundred on the western end of Galveston Island alone. In the wake of the storm, federal aid was requested for 22 counties, encompassing a total of 272 families. Poor weather conditions hindered oil and gas prospecting across Starr and Hidalgo counties.Oil https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47241829/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Valley Morning Star 6 179 3 July 29, 1934 March 23, 2020 Rio Grande City, Texas Newspapers.com Tropical Storm Four Atl Tropical Storm Four weather map, August 22, 1934.jpg AL04 1934 path.png August 20 August 23 35 A weak tropical storm, first documented east of Barbados at 18:00 UTC on August 20, moved west-northwest and entered the Caribbean Sea south of St. Lucia. It failed to intensify over the next few days and instead degenerated to a tropical wave south of the Dominican Republic after 06:00 UTC on August 23. Historical weather maps indicate an area of disturbed weather but no concrete evidence of a well-defined, closed center of circulation. Given the lack of surface observations, meteorologists expressed uncertainty whether the system was actually a tropical cyclone. Some islands of the Lesser Antilles recorded gusty winds, abnormally low atmospheric pressures, and rainfall, including totals exceeding 100 mm in on flip on Martinique.Roland Mazurie François Borel Jean-Claude Huc October 9, 2024 Cyclone tropical n° 4 1934 – Passage sur les Petites Antilles le 21 août 3 https://atlas.amicale-des-ouragans.org/1851_1949/dossiers/AL041934/1934_AL04_CR_ado.pdf Atlas des cyclones des Antilles françaises FR March 5, 2025 Hurricane Five Atl Hurricane Five weather map, August 29, 1934.jpg AL05 1934 path.png August 26 September 1 70 989 A tropical storm formed in the central Gulf of Mexico around 06:00 UTC on August 26 from a stationary front or perhaps the remnants of the previous tropical cyclone. It initially moved west-northwest off the coast of Louisiana but soon banked toward the south, passing within 25 mi km on of Galveston, Texas, as it intensified into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph km/h on. The slow-moving system weakened as it moved into the Bay of Campeche. It curved southwest and made landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas, with winds of 45 mph km/h on around 04:00 UTC on September 1 and dissipated after 18:00 UTC that day. In advance of the storm, the American Red Cross was deployed to give aid if needed.Red Cross to Galveston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46916450/corsicana-semi-weekly-light/ Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light August 28, 1934 March 18, 2020 5 49 79 Newspapers.com Corsicana, Texas Tropical storm-force winds affected the Texas coastline from Port Arthur down to Matagorda Bay; peak winds of 60 mph km/h on likely impacted areas between Freeport and Galveston as the storm made its closest approach. A daily rainfall record during the month of August was set in Garden City, at 6.25 in mm on. Tides up to 8.2 ft m on affected the coastline around Sabine.Heavy Surf at Galveston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46916391/corsicana-semi-weekly-light/ Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light August 28, 1934 March 18, 2020 5 49 79 Newspapers.com Corsicana, Texas At the final landfall point, the tropical storm destroyed houses in the community of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas.Tropical Storm Destroyed Houses on Mexican Coast https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46928493/corsicana-daily-sun/ Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light September 1, 1934 March 18, 2020 11 36 237 Newspapers.com Corsicana, Texas Tropical Storm Six Atl Tropical Storm Six weather map, September 3, 1934.jpg AL06 1934 path.png September 1 September 4 45 1008 In 2012, as part of the National Hurricane Center's reanalysis project, a new tropical cyclone was retroactively added to the season. A stationary front sagged across the western Atlantic in the final days of August. On September 1, an extratropical low developed as the front began to dissipate, and it quickly transitioned into a tropical storm by 06:00 UTC while south and west of Bermuda. The system moved northwest and reached peak winds of 50 mph km/h on. Slight weakening ensued before it made landfall on the North Carolina Outer Banks at 10:00 UTC on September 3. The cyclone continued to decay as it moved across Virginia and Maryland, and it was absorbed by a front northwest of Baltimore after 06:00 UTC the next morning. In Virginia, the storm halted the annual James River regatta and three craft were capsized by gusty winds.Regatta, Interrupted by Wind and Rain, Will Be Completed Beginning at Noon Saturday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46931445/daily-press/ Daily Press September 4, 1934 March 18, 2020 2 39 238 Newport News, Virginia Newspapers.com Owing to heavy rainfall and tides up to 8 ft m on, several streams were swollen; floodwaters washed away bridges and rendered several routes impassable.Many Highways of State Hit in Heavy Rains https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46931903/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch September 5, 1934 March 18, 2020 7 84 248 Richmond, Virginia Newspapers.com Hurricane Seven Atl Hurricane Seven weather map, September 7, 1934.jpg AL07 1934 path.png September 5 September 9 90 967 Although its origins are not conclusively known, a tropical storm is believed to have developed near the Bahamas around 06:00 UTC on September 5 from the remnants of a mid-level trough. The cyclone began on a west-northwest trajectory but curved toward the north-northeast over subsequent days. It reached hurricane strength early on September 6 and further intensified to a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph km/h on late the next day. The storm made close approaches to the coastlines of North Carolina and New Jersey before making later landfalls in New England. The first landfall occurred on Long Island with winds of 75 mph km/h on at 02:00 UTC on September 9, and the second took place near New Haven, Connecticut, with winds of 60 mph km/h on two hours later. The system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone by 06:00 UTC on September 9 and curved northeast before dissipating over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence the following morning. The center of the hurricane narrowly missed the North Carolina Outer Banks, where winds of 72 mph (116 km) were recorded in Hatteras. Small craft and light-framed buildings suffered damage but impacts were otherwise negligible.N.C. Feels Little Force of Hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46937114/the-charlotte-news/ The Charlotte News September 9, 1934 March 19, 2020 2 Charlotte, North Carolina Newspapers.com Tropical storm-force winds also overspread much of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England, highest at 66 mph km/h on in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The system produced sporadic areas of heavy rainfall along the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina north into Maine. Accumulations peaked at 9.6 in mm on in Beaufort, North Carolina. In Virginia, the combination of strong winds and heavy rain brought down trees and electrical lines. Numerous accidents were recorded in Richmond and surrounding areas due to wet roadways. Some routes were inundated by floodwaters, and one bridge was washed away.Severe Storm Due to Hit State Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46937828/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch September 8, 1934 March 19, 2020 3 84 251 Richmond, Virginia Newspapers.com Similar effects were felt across Maryland. In Baltimore, rushing water up to 5 ft m on in depth stalled vehicles and displaced some nearly a block away. The cellars and first floors of homes were flooded, while underpasses and roads were deemed impassable. In one case near Ensor, a 2 ft m on strip of asphalt was pushed upward several inches. Two buildings were electrically charged for unknown reasons during the storm, shocking one person before the structures were roped off.Hurricane Moving Up Coast Menaces https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46970874/the-baltimore-sun/ The Baltimore Sun September 8, 1934 March 19, 2020 1 195 Baltimore, Maryland Newspapers.com Throughout Annapolis, about 20 telephones were left out of commission, floodwaters entered cabins and restaurants, and trees and debris washed over roadways. Some rivers and streams throughout the western portion of the state overflowed their banks.Fair Sky Due Today as Storm Shifts https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46971301/the-baltimore-sun/ The Baltimore Sun September 9, 1934 March 19, 2020 22 34 Baltimore, Maryland Newspapers.com In Fair Haven, New Jersey, a 69-year-old man was killed after being electrocuted by a live wire downed by the storm.H. Elwood Smith, 69, is Electrocuted https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46975647/the-daily-record/ Daily Record September 10, 1934 March 19, 2020 1 33 213 Long Branch, New Jersey Newspapers.com Along the coastline, the United States Coast Guard attempted search and rescue of the SS Morro Castle which caught fire and killed 137 people on board, but these efforts were limited by low visibility at least partly attributed to the storm.Bodies of Victims Are Washed Ashore https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46937283/daily-press/ Daily Press September 8, 1934 March 19, 2020 11 39 242 Newport News, Virginia Newspapers.com Three crewmen of the schooner Neshaminy died when it capsized off Brigantine. In New York, two seaman drowned and three others were rescued when their tugboat overturned in New York Bay. Further still, a man died after his sailboat overturned in rough seas near Northport, Long Island.Rick Schwartz Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States 2007 Blue Diamond Books 148 978-0-9786280-0-0 Ten people on a fishing expedition were rescued on Long Beach after their attempt to anchor at sea failed. A short distance away in Hempstead Harbor, an inn was washed from its piles and demolished. At the Suffolk County Fairgrounds, an automobile building saw a large section of its sheet metal roof torn off. A number of exhibition tents were blown down. In Patchogue, a garage was flattened and several small signs were torn loose and damaged. Trees and power poles were toppled across the region, disrupting travel, causing damage to structures, and cutting power to entire communities such as Mattituck and Glen Cove. Throughout communities such as Hempstead Harbor, Sea Cliff, Peconic Bay, and Greenport, scores of boats or scows were ripped from their moorings, heavily damaged, displaced, or left in ruin; in Peconic Bay specifically, damage to nearly 50 boats amounted to $10,000. Docks likewise suffered substantial damage.10 Storm Victims Taken From Boats off Long Beach https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46989177/times-union/ Brooklyn Times-Union September 10, 1934 March 19, 2020 14 Brooklyn, New York Newspapers.com A 15 ft m on section of a cornice on the roof of a four-story warehouse was brought to the ground by the storm's winds.Hot Wave Follows Destructive Wind https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46989813/times-union/ Brooklyn Times-Union September 10, 1934 March 19, 2020 18 Brooklyn, New York Newspapers.com A 15 ft m on stretch of the Port Washington Branch, part of the Long Island Rail Road, was disrupted by a washout. In Great Neck, a train track was carried out of line by rushing water. Lightning twice struck the Huntington Station, causing two fires that were quickly extinguished. In the city of Huntington, more than 100 telephones were put out of commission. In Queens, hundreds of sewers filled to capacity or overflowed,Man Hurt in Storm Crash Dies as Doctors Stand by Helpless https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46992096/times-union/ Brooklyn Times-Union 18 Brooklyn, New York Newspapers.com but the heavy rainfall was also seen as beneficial to local crops. Four buildings, including a school, were struck by lightning; one home was partially destroyed. A narrow waterspout ripped through the northern part of the borough but caused no known damage. In the eastern section of the borough, a man died after crashing his vehicle in the downpours. James Roosevelt, son of President Franklin Roosevelt, was the subject of an eleven-vessel search as he sailed through the storm off Maine; his schooner made it to Portland safely.James Roosevelt Found After Storm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47293382/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal 1 160 23,994 September 10, 1934 March 24, 2020 Louisville, Kentucky Newspapers.com On Lake Ontario, a Canadian National Railway car ferry was unexpectedly hit by a large wave, severely damaging the ship and injuring 52 people.1934-6 http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=3FD27B6B-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170623135558/http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=3FD27B6B-1 Government of Canada June 23, 2017 March 17, 2020 Tropical Storm Eight Atl Tropical Storm Eight weather map, September 19, 1934.jpg AL08 1934 path.png September 16 September 23 45 1010 A tropical storm was first documented east of Barbados around 12:00 UTC on September 16. It alternated between a west-northwest and west motion for several days, narrowly missing the Leeward Islands and gradually strengthening to a peak intensity of 50 mph km/h on. The system weakened to a tropical depression on September 21 and passed near the northern Bahamas before turning north and north-northeast. It dissipated after 12:00 UTC on September 23 off southeastern North Carolina while interacting with an approaching front. The Lesser Antilles mainly recorded rainfall due to the storm, with Martinique observing up to 38 mm in on flip at Ducos.Roland Mazurie François Borel Jean-Claude Huc October 12, 2024 Cyclone tropical n° 8 1934 – Passage sur les Petites Antilles les 17 et 18 septembre 3 https://atlas.amicale-des-ouragans.org/1851_1949/dossiers/AL081934/1934_AL08_Note_ado.pdf Atlas des cyclones des Antilles françaises FR March 5, 2025 Tropical Storm Nine Atl Tropical Storm Nine weather map, September 20, 1934.jpg AL09 1934 path.png September 18 September 24 50 1000 Another tropical cyclone discovered during reanalysis was found to have developed southeast of Cabo Verde around 00:00 UTC on September 18. It intensified into a tropical storm eighteen hours later while moving west-northwest through the islands. The cyclone maintained that motion for several days before turning north into the northeastern Atlantic. It reached peak winds of 60 mph km/h on early on September 24 but transitioned into an extratropical cyclone around 00:00 UTC the next day. The post-tropical system merged with another low or dissipated after 06:00 UTC on September 25 to the northwest of the Azores. Hurricane Ten Atl Hurricane Ten weather map, October 2, 1934.jpg AL10 1934 path.png October 1 October 4 85 984 An area of low pressure coalesced into a tropical cyclone prior to 12:00 UTC on October 1, when otherwise scant data points supported the existence of a strong tropical storm. It intensified into a hurricane within six hours and peaked at Category 2 intensity with winds of 100 mph km/h on late on October 2. The system gradually decayed thereafter as it moved west-northwest, dissipating over the open Atlantic after 06:00 UTC on October 4. Tropical Storm Eleven Atl Tropical Storm Eleven weather map, October 5, 1934.jpg AL11 1934 path.png October 1 October 6 50 1004 A tropical depression formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea around 12:00 UTC on October 1. It progressed northwest through the Yucatán Channel and into the central Gulf of Mexico, where it attained tropical storm intensity early on October 3. The storm peaked with winds of 50 mph km/h on while curving toward the north-northeast. It weakened slightly before making landfall east of the Alabama–Florida border at 01:00 UTC on October 6, and the system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone by 12:00 UTC that morning. The storm was absorbed by a frontal system after 18:00 UTC while over southeastern Alabama. Several ships reported gale- and storm-force winds off the Gulf coast.Hunter H. C. North Atlantic Ocean October 1934 62 10 386 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<386:NAO>2.0.CO;2 ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-10-0386.pdf March 20, 2020 Boston, Massachusetts 1934MWRv...62..386H American Meteorological Society dead free Heavy rainfall overspread the Southeast U.S. from Florida to Virginia,Rainstorms Soak Southeast, Flood Wide Territory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47024402/ Newspapers.com March 20, 2020 Dothan Eagle Associated Press 11 27 October 6, 1934 Dothan, Alabama 1 peaking at 15.3 in mm on in Pensacola, Florida. Streets were flooded, leaving automobiles stranded. The floodwaters drove some people out of their homes in the low-lying areas of the city.Gulf Storm Goes Inland; Rain Marks Path Through Section https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47023278/ Newspapers.com March 20, 2020 The Palm Beach Post Associated Press 238 26 October 5, 1934 West Palm Beach, Florida 1 Sustained winds reached 38 mph km/h in Pensacola.Bennett W.J. Florida Section https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-3F1A2C14-9B2F-484B-86DF-C807F52B5230.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200320192723/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-3F1A2C14-9B2F-484B-86DF-C807F52B5230.pdf Climatological Data National Centers for Environmental Information 39 10 October 1934 March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 37 Jacksonville, Florida Higher winds of 44 mph km/h were recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana.Storm Believed Mild https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47022890/ Newspapers.com March 20, 2020 The Selena Times-Journal Associated Press 188 15 October 5, 1934 Selena, Alabama 3 Some bridges in Baldwin County, Alabama, were washed out by the rains.Torrents Flood Pensacola As Gulf Storm Dies Out https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47024043/ March 20, 2020 The News-Press Associated Press 315 15 October 6, 1934 Fort Myers, Florida Tropical Storm Twelve Atl Tropical Storm Twelve weather map, October 20, 1934.jpg AL12 1934 path.png October 19 October 23 40 1001 A tropical depression formed south of Jamaica around 18:00 UTC on October 19 and moved northeast, intensifying to tropical storm intensity within six hours. The lumbering storm curved toward the northwest the next day, with its center narrowly avoiding Jamaica to the north. After reaching peak winds of 45 mph km/h on, it once again turned northeast and made landfall in central Cuba around 14:00 UTC on October 21. Some streets across the eastern end of the island were inundated in several feet of water.Severe Tropical Storm Sweeps across Cuba https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47249131/the-charlotte-observer/ The Charlotte Observer 1 200 October 21, 1934 March 24, 2020 Charlotte, North Carolina Newspapers.com The storm accelerated northeast through the Bahamas as a tropical depression or minimal tropical storm. It dissipated after 18:00 UTC on October 23 to the southeast of Bermuda. Hurricane Thirteen Atl Hurricane Thirteen weather map, November 23, 1934.jpg AL13 1934 path.png November 20 November 30 100 955 The final and most intense storm of the 1934 season formed northeast of the Leeward Islands from the remnants of a trough or frontal boundary around 06:00 UTC on November 20. It moved northwest for a short time before executing a counter-clockwise loop south of Bermuda and continuing south-southwest. The Susan Maersk encountered the system to the west of island and suffered minor damage;Latest Maritime Reports https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-philadelphia-inquirer/4352/ The Philadelphia Inquirer 211 152 24 November 24, 1934 March 24, 2020 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspapers.com the Malacca too intercepted the storm and saw its decks flooded.Water Front News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47294474/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe 7 126 154 December 1, 1934 March 24, 2020 Boston, Massachusetts Newspapers.com The cyclone strengthened into a hurricane late on November 22 and became the season's only major hurricane, with winds of 115 mph km/h on, the next afternoon. It gradually lost intensity and made landfall on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic with winds of 45 mph km/h on at 16:00 UTC on November 28. The system weakened to a tropical depression but retained a closed center while crossing the island into the Caribbean Sea. It degenerated to a remnant low and dissipated south of Jamaica after 12:00 UTC on November 30. Season effects This is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 1934 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damage, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low. center 1934 North Atlantic tropical cyclones cat2 One June 4 – 18 100 (160) 966 Central America, Eastern United States, Eastern Canada $4.4 million 1,000–3,000 cat1 Two July 12 – 16 90 (150) 980 None None None cat1 Three July 22 – 26 85 (140) 975 Florida, Texas, Northern Mexico $4.36 million 19 storm Four August 20 – 23 40 (65) Unknown Leeward Islands None None cat1 Five August 26 – September 1 80 (130) 989 Texas, Louisiana, Mexico Unknown None storm Six September 1 – 4 50 (85) 1008 North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Minor None cat2 Seven September 5 – 9 105 (165) 967 East Coast of the United States $10,000 8 storm Eight September 16 – 23 50 (85) 1010 None None None storm Nine September 18 – 24 60 (95) 1000 None None None cat2 Ten October 1 – 4 100 (160) 984 None Unknown None storm Eleven October 1 – 6 60 (95) 1004 Southeastern United States None Minor storm Twelve October 19 – 23 45 (75) 1001 Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas None None cat3 Thirteen November 20 – 30 115 (185) 955 Hispaniola None None 13 June 4 – November 30 115 (185) 955 $8.77 million 1,027+ See also Tropical cyclones 1934 Pacific hurricane season 1934 Pacific typhoon season 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1930s Australian region cyclone seasons Notes nb References 30em External links Monthly Weather Review 1930 Atlantic hurricane 1934 Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines Category:Meteorological events in 1934 Category:1934 natural disasters