1934 Central America hurricane

Category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 1934 Hurricane One1934 Central America hurricaneEl Salvador hurricane 1934 Central America hurricane surface anaylsis (NATL Map) June 16.jpg Surface weather analysis of the hurricane approaching Louisiana on June 16 June 4, 1934 June 4, 1934 June 21, 1934 June 21, 1934 85 966 1934 At least 506 in Central America, 10 in the U.S. 9460000 British Honduras, Central America (especially Honduras and El Salvador), Mexico, East Coast of the United States (particularly Louisiana and Mississippi), Atlantic Canada 1934 Atlantic hurricane season The 1934 Central America hurricane (called the El Salvador hurricane by meteorologist Ivan Ray Tannehill)Tannehill Ivan Ray Hurricanes: Their Nature and History 1938 Princeton University Press Princeton, New Jersey 74 Rainfall in Tropical Cyclones was a deadly tropical cyclone during the 1934 Atlantic hurricane season which caused at least 506 fatalities in Central America. Its peak strength, attained while in the Gulf of Mexico, was equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale. The storm's path was erratic, beginning in the Gulf of Honduras on June 4 shortly before making its first landfall in British Honduras as a tropical storm. It then took a looping course through Guatemala before reemerging into the Gulf of Honduras on June 8. The storm struck the northeastern Yucatán Peninsula as a hurricane on June 9, crossing into the western Gulf of Mexico where its course made another loop. An accelerated northward course followed, leading to the hurricane's landfall along the Louisiana coast on June 16. It weakened over land and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on June 18, accelerating northeast towards the Canadian Maritimes thereafter. The storm's slow track over Central America between June 5–8 led to copious rainfall and triggered deadly floods; El Salvador and Honduras suffered most among Central American countries. Rainfall totals exceeded 25 in mm in some areas. Fourteen rivers in El Salvador rose above their banks. Entire villages in El Salvador were destroyed by the floods, with damage extensive in the country's interior and along its Pacific coast. Communications with El Salvador were downed for 36 hours. Extensive damage to crops and infrastructure occurred in and around San Salvador, where at least 2,000 people may have perished; property damage totaled $2 million (1934 USD) in the city. The hurricane was especially deadly in Honduras, primarily west and north of Tegucigalpa. In Ocotepeque, torrential rainfall caused a landslide that formed a natural dam, allowing floodwater to accumulate behind it. The dam failed on June 7, and the resulting debris flow downstream destroyed most of Ocotepeque and killed an estimated 468 people. The Yucatán Peninsula's sparse population mitigated significant damage when the hurricane struck Quintana Roo on June 9, though crops were impacted between Progreso and Payo Obispo. Much of the shores of the Gulf of Mexico were affected by the hurricane due to its erratic path. High winds and coastal floods stemming from swells generated by the storm reached Tamaulipas and Brazos Island along the western extents of Gulf of Mexico, while a stationary front tapped into moisture from the storm to produce heavy rainfall across southern Georgia and Florida. The worst of the hurricane's impacts associated with its landfall in Louisiana were caused by the storm's rainbands that raked across Louisiana and Mississippi ahead of the hurricane's center. Six people were killed in Louisiana and four were killed in Mississippi. Approximately 3,000–7,000 homes were damaged in Louisiana. The storm continued to produce high winds and flooding rainfall as it tracked northeast across the Mid-Atlantic states and into Canada, causing power outages and property damage. Meteorological history AL01 1934 path.png A map of the storm, showing several loops in its path as it progressed from the western Caribbean Sea to the United States and northward into Canada new The circumstances leading to the storm's formation in the western Caribbean Sea were unclear, marked only by inclement weather in the Gulf of Honduras. An area of low pressure developed in the area and organized into a tropical depression by 12:00 UTC on June 4, strengthening into a tropical storm six hours later.Landsea Chris Anderson Craig Bredemeyer William Carrasco Cristina Charles Noel Chenoweth Michael Clark Gil Delgado Sandy Dunion Jason Ellis Ryan Fernandez-Partagas Jose Feuer Steve Gamanche John Glenn David Hagen Andrew Hufstetler Lyle Mock Cary Neumann Charlie Perez Suarez Ramon Prieto Ricardo Sanchez-Sesma Jorge Santiago Adrian Sims Jamese Thomas Donna Lenworth Woolcock Zimmer Mark Christopher Landsea Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration August 13, 2019 May 2015 Miami, Florida Metadata 1934 Storm 1 (originally Storm 2) - Revised February 2012 The following day, the cyclone made landfall near Belize City in the British Honduras with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Over the next two days, the storm took a looping path primarily through Guatemala. Although interaction with land initially weakened the cyclone, the storm's winds quickly increased when it passed near Guatemala's Pacific coast. It re-entered the Gulf of Honduras on a northward path early on June 8 and strengthened into a hurricane by June 9. Concurrently, it curved towards the west, leading to a landfall along the Yucatán Peninsula on June 9 with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).thumb|Surface weather map of the hurricane shortly after landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula on June 9The next day, the system moved into the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm on a northwestward heading. Two days later, the storm executed another loop, restrengthening into a hurricane before taking a northward course. Observations from ships in the vicinity of the hurricane were suggestive of an intensifying system.Hunter H. C. North Atlantic Ocean Monthly Weather Review June 1934 62 6 210–211 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<210:NAO>2.0.CO;2 United States Weather Bureau Washington, D.C. 1934MWRv...62..210H free On June 14, the storm attained winds of 100 mph (160 km/h), ranking it as a Category 2 hurricane intensity on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale. It held this intensity for two days and made landfall along the coast of Louisiana near Jeanerette at 19:00 UTC on June 16. Upon landfall, the storm's barometric pressure was 966 mbar (hPa; 28.53 inHg). The hurricane weakened and accelerated towards the northeast after moving ashore, though the swampy terrain of coastal Louisiana curtailed the weakening process. The storm's winds decreased below hurricane strength on June 17 and fell further to tropical depression strength on June 18 as the system tracked across Mississippi and Tennessee. Its entanglement with an approaching cold front on June 18 signaled the storm's transition into an extratropical cyclone. The storm continued towards the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes, tracking across Nova Scotia and the northern shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence before it was last documented on June 21 over Labrador. Impact Central America and Southeastern Mexico left|thumb|269x269px|Front Page of The Brownsville Herald on June 11 Between June 5–8, the center of the storm slowly tracked across British Honduras, southeastern Mexico, and Guatemala, with estimated peak sustained winds of 50 mph along this path.v04r00 1934 Hurricane NOT_NAMED (1934156N17273) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v04r00/index.php?name=v04r00-1934156N17273 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) University of North Carolina–Asheville September 15, 2019 Asheville, North Carolina March 2019 These peak winds were measured in San Salvador, El Salvador. Lesser winds of 34 mph (55 km/h) were recorded in Belize City, British Honduras, where the storm initially made landfall.Dunn G. E. The Tropical Disturbance of June 5–23 Monthly Weather Review June 1934 62 6 202–203 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<202:TTDOJ>2.0.CO;2 https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/62/6/1520-0493_1934_62_202_ttdoj_2_0_co_2.xml?tab_body=pdf September 14, 2023 Washington, D.C. 1934MWRv...62..202D free subscription The slow-moving tropical cyclone produced torrential rainfall, resulting in widespread flooding that killed several thousand people. Estimates of the death toll in Central America vary;Rappaport Edward N. Fernandez-Partagas Jose Beven Jack The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996 Appendix 1. Cyclones with 25+ Deaths https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml? National Hurricane Center May 11, 2020 Miami, Florida April 22, 1997 a list of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones compiled by meteorologists Edward Rappaport and Jose Fernandez-Partagás in 1996 indicates that the hurricane may have caused over 3,000 fatalities, with a low-end estimate of 506. Between 1,000 and 3,000 casualties occurred across Honduras according to the U.S. Weather Bureau's report in the Monthly Weather Review. Relief workers in Honduras suggested approximately 2,000 fatalities occurred, while reporting by the Associated Press estimated at least 2,000 deaths near San Salvador with at least 2,500 deaths across Central America.Hurricane Toll May Reach 2000 in San Salvador https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50734704/ Newspapers.com May 11, 2020 The York Dispatch Associated Press 12 118 June 11, 1934 York, Pennsylvania 1 Rainfall totals exceeded 25 in in some locations, increased by the effects of the mountains of the Trifinio region.Kuroiwa Julio Integrated Code for Multihazard Mitigation Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1996 1149 3 http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/11_1149.PDF 0080428223 May 9, 2020 Elsevier Science Ltd In El Salvador, the storm contributed to the country's wettest year on record; this record stood until 2005. Rivers and lakes rose 45 – 60 ft from the excessive rains. Banana and timber regions were heavily impacted by the storm. thumb|235x235px|A street flooded in San Salvador after the hurricane The worst effects were felt in El Salvador and Honduras, with lesser impacts occurring in Guatemala.Floods Follow Tropic Storm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50743986/ Newspapers.com May 11, 2020 Greenwood Commonwealth Associated Press 244 18 June 13, 1934 Greenwood, Mississippi 8 The heaviest damage in El Salvador occurred in the departments of Cabañas, Cuscatlán, La Paz, San Miguel, San Vicente, and Usulután. Fourteen rivers throughout the country overflowed their banks, with floods along the Lempa proving to be particularly devastating in northwestern El Salvador.Tamacas Carmen Molina El "temporalón" de 1934 http://archivo.elsalvador.com/especiales/2010/tragediasanvicente/1934.asp San Vicente Azotada Por Temporal 1934 ElSalvador.com May 25, 2020 Spanish 2010 September 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180903193136/http://archivo.elsalvador.com/especiales/2010/tragediasanvicente/1934.asp dead Entire villages in El Salvador were destroyed, including those along the Pacific coast of El Salvador from La Libertad to La Unión. On a single estate along the coast, 100,000 head of cattle perished.Mendez Jovel Planes, Medical Supplies Rushed to San Salvador https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52091373/ Newspapers.com May 25, 2020 The Sun-Democrat Associated Press 143 52 June 15, 1934 Paducah, Kentucky 9 All Pacific ports were flooded; few buildings withstood the storm in Acajutla, whose port was rendered inoperable.Texas Coast Prepares for Hurricane; Death Toll Runs Near 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50741962/ Newspapers.com May 11, 2020 The Herald United Press 139 59 Dayton, Ohio 1 Verapaz was wrecked by floods rushing down the slopes of a nearby volcano. Power lines were brought down by the storm, with communications company All America Cables reporting an inability to connect with the country for 36 hours. left|thumb|Flooding and damage in El Salvador during the storm A report from San Salvador described "considerable damage" arising from flooding. Property damage totaled $2 million (1934 USD) and initial reports tallied 500 people rendered homeless near the city. Large buildings in the city were damaged and homes were washed away in the residential districts of Ilopango and Soyapango.Eight Killed in Hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50649036/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Greenwood Commonwealth 240 18 June 8, 1934 Greenwood, Mississippi The 30-foot (9 m) rise of Lake Ilopango destroyed buildings along its banks. Similarly, flooding along the banks of Lake Güija and the Coatepeque Caldera washed away settlements along their shores. A partially-completed stadium intended for the Central American and Caribbean Games in December 1934 was flooded, forcing to event to be delayed to March 1935.De Jongh Osborne Lily The Third Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games Bulletin of the Pan American Union 69 https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/bulpnamu69&div=91&id=&page= HeinOnline Pan American Union May 11, 2020 Washington, D.C. 465 1935 Substantial damage was also wrought to crops around San Salvador. Long segments of the international railroad of Central America were washed out, requiring three months of repairs;Disastrous Storm in Central America https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17090818 National Library of Australia May 9, 2020 The Sydney Morning Herald 30091 June 13, 1934 Sydney, Australia 13 one train on its tracks derailed. Bridges were torn apart by the flooding, with washouts and landslides reported on railways and highways. Washouts occurred on nearly all roads throughout the country.Angry Tropic Storm Kills 14 Victims https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50651294/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Santa Fe New Mexican Associated Press June 9, 1934 Santa Fe, New Mexico 1 thumb|Damaged buildings and mudslides after the flooding in El Salvador from the storm On June 8, martial law was declared in El Salvador,Storm-Ripped El Salvador is Ruled by Army https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50612299/ Newspapers.com May 9, 2020 Binghamton Press United Press 50 56 June 8, 1934 Binghamton, New York 1 with an early curfew enforced in San Salvador.Hurricane Hits Salvador; 8 Die; 500 Lose Homes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50650356/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press 138 98 June 9, 1934 Chicago, Illinois 12 Electricity was restored in the city between June 9–10 while potable water was made available twice daily. Churches and other public buildings served as havens for those displaced by the storm in San Salvador. The government of El Salvador seized all gasoline in San Salvador to ensure adequate supplies for emergency transport. A decree from the president enacted price controls on food and suspended import duties on cereal for three months. Hundreds of men were pressed into service by the presidents to repair highways.Army Planes Carry Aid to Ravaged Land https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52091002/ Newspapers.com May 25, 2020 The Ithaca Journal Associated Press 141 June 15, 1934 Ithaca, New York The American Red Cross contributed $10,000 towards relief for victims of the hurricane in the country.Press Releases: January 6–June 30, 1934 223–243A Google Books 1934 United States Department of State Washington, D.C. 393–394 https://books.google.com/books?id=WIlHAQAAMAAJ May 9, 2020 Hurricane and Flood in El Salvador and Honduras left|thumb|A part of a bridge sustained damage in El Salvador after the storm Rains from the hurricane affected Honduras for nine days.Ruin, Misery, Mud Result Hurricane in Central America https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52089507/ May 25, 2020 Medford Mail Tribune Associated Press 72 June 14, 1934 Medford, Oregon 2 The storm disrupted transportation service in Honduras, completely isolating Tegucigalpa. Low-lying areas of the capital city were flooded as the Río Grande quickly rose due to heavy rainfall. The storm destroyed homes in San Juancito. Banana-growing regions along the Atlantic coast were also heavily impacted;Storm Sweeps Honduras https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50650673/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press 138 98 June 9, 1934 Chicago, Illinois 12 plantations near Santiago were inundated in floodwaters, and large plantations owned by the United Fruit Company were destroyed.1000 Feared Dead, Towns Destroyed in Hurricane Stricken San Salvadore https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50651871/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Oakland Tribune United Press 161 120 June 10, 1934 Oakland, California 1 Rail service to these areas was suspended due to the flooding.Salvador Gale Deaths to Exceed Thousand https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50654973/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 The Salt Lake Tribune United Press 57 129 May 10, 2020 Salt Lake City, Utah The worst impacts in Honduras occurred in districts west and north of Tegucigalpa. On June 4, 25.2 in (64 cm) of rain fell in Ocotepeque, Honduras, triggering a landslide in a mountain valley above the city. The landslide acted as a natural dam along the southern slope of Cerro El Pital . Rainfall accumulated in a lake formed behind this temporary obstruction as the storm meandered over Central America. On June 7, the barrier burst, producing a debris flow that killed an estimated 468 people, representing over 10 percent of Ocotepeque's population. The town was largely destroyed,Central American Hurricane and World Rainfall Nature June 1934 133 3373 941 10.1038/133941b0 1934Natur.133R.941. https://www.nature.com/articles/133941b0.pdf September 15, 2019 free with all buildings succumbing to the flood except for the town church. Despite the magnitude of the disaster, contemporary reports were scarce due to the city's remote location and lack of communications. The destruction caused the city to be relocated 2.5 mi (4 km) north, where it was named Nueva Ocotepeque; the former city was later resettled slightly outside the floodplain of the Río Marchala and renamed as Antigua Ocotepeque.Sadeghiamirshahidi Mohammadhossein Vitton Stanley J. Tropical storm-induced landslide-dammed lakes and debris flow hazards at Ocotepeque, Western Honduras Landslides October 3, 2018 16 1 55–64 10.1007/s10346-018-1067-0 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10346-018-1067-0.pdf May 9, 2020 Springer-Verlag GmbH 135211236 Lewis York W. Geologic Controls for Landslides in the Central American Highlands of Northern El Salvador https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/learn/whyvol/masters/theses/EnvironmentNaturalResources/Lewisy.pdf Michigan Technological University May 9, 2020 8 2008 The scene that meets the eyes of the survivors is most grievous. Everywhere are groups of persons, hungry, almost naked, seeking among the corpses still floating some loved one they will not see again. The church remains standing; all else is ruin, misery, mud... Report from an aerial surveyor describing the damage in Ocotepeque and published by the Associated Press thumb|The church in Ocotepeque was the only building left intact in the city following a destructive debris flow triggered by the storm|alt=Photograph of a church|230x230pxThe Lempa and Ulúa rivers rose significantly due to the rainfall, with the latter rising 45 ft m. Residents of Pimienta fled to a hill to avoid advancing floodwaters only to be drowned there as the Ulúa River continued to rise. Hundreds of cattle also drowned in Pimienta. More than 125 buildings were destroyed in the city with property losses estimated at $500,000. At Villanueva, floods were 6 – 15 ft m deep. Honduran president Tiburcio Carías Andino appealed to American officials in Panama for tents due to the displacement of Ocotepeque residents. A total of 65 tents were delivered by 11 bombers to Tegucigalpa on June 16.Fenner Adam Puppet Dictator in the Banana Republic? Re-examining Honduran–American Relations in the Era of Tiburcio Carías Andino, 1933–1938 Diplomacy & Statecraft Taylor & Francis Online 21 November 2014 25 4 613–629 10.1080/09592296.2014.967126 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09592296.2014.967126 May 9, 2020 Informa UK Limited 153740323 subscription Serum for combating disease in storm-stricken Honduras and El Salvador was prepared and sent to San Salvador for distribution.Army, Navy Planes Poised at Panama for Mercy Errands https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52090544/ Newspapers.com May 25, 2020 Binghamton Press Associated Press 56 56 June 15, 1934 Binghamton, New York 1 The American Red Cross allocated $1,000 towards relief for those affected by the hurricane in Honduras. Six people were killed in the Mexican state of Chiapas following a plane crash, possibly due to strong winds from the storm.New Hurricane Roars Toward San Salvador https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50649962/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Evening Journal Associated Press June 9, 1934 Wilmington, Delaware 1 After completing its loop over Central America and reemerging into the Caribbean Sea, the storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Quintana Roo on June 9, producing hurricane-force winds inland over the Yucatán Peninsula. Due to the region's sparse population, there were no reports of significant damage.Hurricane Lashes Yucatan Peninsula https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50651602/ Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Oakland Tribune United Press 161 120 June 10, 1934 Oakland, California 1 The storm damaged crops between Progreso and Payo Obispo. Ships were sunk in the harbor at Progreso.Toll of Hurricane Mounts as Floods Sweep Honduras https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50653696// Newspapers.com May 10, 2020 Fort Myers News-Press Associated Press 198 50 June 10, 1934 Fort Myers, Florida 1 Northern Mexico and Northern America left|thumb|Surface weather map of the hurricane over the Bay of Campeche on June 12 Along the U.S. Gulf Coast ahead of the storm, a semi-stationary weather front across southern Georgia and northern Florida drew moist air from the hurricane, causing heavy rains over central and northern Florida; the maximum rainfall total in the state was 20.9 in as recorded in St. Leo. The storm's trajectory on June 11 suggested a possible track towards the Mexican coast between Tampico and the Mexico–United States border. Swells ahead of the storm flooded roads in low-lying areas of Brazos Island and cut off the beach at Playa Miramar.Hurricane is Due to Hit Texas Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50742438/ Newspapers.com May 11, 2020 Brooklyn Times Union June 11, 1934 New York, New York 2 Buildings were boarded up in the Rio Grande Valley in preparation for the hurricane.Hurricane Moving Toward Texas as Death Caused by Similar Storm in Central America Reach Thousands https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50739475/ Newspapers.com May 11, 2020 Miami Daily News-Record Associated Press 294 31 June 11, 1934 Miami, Oklahoma 1 In Tampico, hospitals, police, and the Red Cross prepared for the storm. Bus fleets were readied for potential evacuations. High winds ultimately reached the coast of Tamaulipas on June 13 with little impact.Hurricane Moves On After Damage https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52088900/ May 25, 2020 The Cushing Daily Citizen United Press June 13, 1934 Cushing, Oklahoma 7 Newspapers.com 11 295 thumb|289x289px|Front Page of The Brownsville Herald on June 17, covering the impacts from the hurricane in Louisiana and El Salvador Northeast storm warnings were issued for the U.S. Gulf Coast between Pensacola, Florida, and Morgan City, Louisiana, on June 15. Hurricane warnings were later issued on June 16 for the Louisiana coast between Grand Isle and Vermilion Bay. These warnings were disseminated via radiophone, telegraph, and telephone. A cutter from the United States Coast Guard was sent to alert ships of the storm's approach at Mobile Bay.Small Craft in Gulf Seeking Safe Harbors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52265442/ Newspapers.com May 27, 2020 The Shreveport Times Associated Press June 16, 1934 Shreveport, Louisiana 2 The hurricane moved ashore Louisiana at Category 2 intensity on June 16, passing over Jeanerette, west of Morgan City.Landsea Christopher E23) What is the complete list of U.S. continental landfalling hurricanes? FAQ Frequently Asked Questions https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E23.html June 1, 2018 United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory July 19, 2019 4.11 Along the coast, shrimp-drying platforms and oil derricks incurred $105,000 in damage. However, the hurricane's small size reduced the resulting storm surge, leading to maximum storm tide heights of 2 – 3 ft between Grand Isle and Vermilion Bay. The storm's most destructive effects were associated with squalls that swept across Louisiana and Mississippi in advance of the storm's landfall. These localized storms felled trees throughout New Orleans.Cline Isaac Monroe The Tropical Cyclone of June 16, 1934, in Louisiana Monthly Weather Review July 1934 62 7 249–250 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<249:TTCOJI>2.0.CO;2 United States Weather Bureau Washington, D.C. 1934MWRv...62..249M free Winds in Morgan City reached 68 mph as the hurricane made landfall. There, homes lost their roofs and chimneys.Crowley Fears Blow as Tropical Storm Moves in From Gulf https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52265061/ Newspapers.com May 27, 2020 Crowley Daily Signal Associated Press 237 35 June 16, 1934 Crowley, Louisiana 1 A rainfall maximum of 9.6 in was recorded in Lafayette.Schoner R. W. Molansky S. Rainfall Associated with Hurricanes (And Other Tropical Disturbances) Storms in the South Atlantic Coastal Region 3 https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/TM/NHRP_03_1956.pdf National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration June 23, 2019 Washington, D.C. 78–79 July 1956 https://web.archive.org/web/20170521100141/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/TM/NHRP_03_1956.pdf May 21, 2017 live Six people were killed in Louisiana and the property damage toll reached $2.605 million. The American Red Cross estimated that 75–150 homes were destroyed and that another 3,000–7,000 were damaged. An additional $1.5 million damage toll was inflicted upon crops, including corn and cotton.Severe Local Storms, June 1934 June 1934 62 6 216–219 10.1175/1520-0493(1934)62<216:SLSJ>2.0.CO;2 ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-06-0216.pdf Washington, D.C. 1934MWRv...62..216. American Meteorological Society dead free Corn and cotton crops recovered soon after the hurricane's passage.Cline Isaac Monroe Louisiana Section Climatological Data June 1934 39 6 14 September 15, 2019 National Centers for Environmental Information Silver Spring, Maryland 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 September 16, 2019thumb|Map of rainfall totals in Florida from June 11-16, 1934, to the northeast of the storm|left|235x235pxSqualls associated with the hurricane killed four people and injuring many others in Mississippi. Gusty winds destroyed and unroofed homes in Natchez. The storms produced heavy rainfall across western parts of the state, elevating the Pearl River above flood stage by 1 – 3.5 ft between Monticello and Jackson.Lindley Robert T. Mississippi Section Climatological Data June 1934 39 6 14 September 15, 2019 National Centers for Environmental Information Silver Spring, Maryland 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 September 16, 2019 Mississippi crops sustained $3 million in losses. In Tennessee's Red River Valley, crops and roads sustained $250,000 in damage from excessive rainfall. Cedar Hill, Tennessee, recorded 10 in of rain in 14 hours; this was the heaviest June rain event in state history. A 50 yd on-wide tornado struck a rural area north of Joelton, Tennessee on June 17, damaging a few farm buildings.Williamson Robert M. Tennessee Section Climatological Data June 1934 39 6 35 September 15, 2019 National Centers for Environmental Information Silver Spring, Maryland 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 September 16, 2019 The tropical storm proceeded to produce strong winds and rainfall over New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. A 50 mph on-wind was measured in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as the storm emerged into the Atlantic. The extratropical remnants of the hurricane passed over the Canadian Maritimes with sustained winds of up to 40 mph (65 km/h). The storm caused power outages between Sorel and Montreal, Quebec. Poles were toppled along the Canadian National Railway between the two cities. A fire caused by the storm destroyed three barns near Verchères; eight other barns were destroyed throughout Quebec. The storm also caused flooding in Ontario, inundating some of the main streets in Toronto.1934-2 http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=9404937D-1 Storm Impact Summaries Environment and Climate Change Canada May 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20170623123703/http://www.ec.gc.ca/Hurricane/default.asp?lang=en&n=9404937D-1 June 23, 2017 November 18, 2009 See also Tropical cyclones List of Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes Hurricane Mitch (1998) – A Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding and loss of life in Honduras and Nicaragua Hurricanes Eta and Iota (2020) – Two Category 4 hurricanes that caused catastrophic damage in Nicaragua and Honduras just two weeks apart References External links Monthly Weather Review Category:1930s Atlantic hurricane seasons Category:1934 in Mexico Category:1934 natural disasters in the United States 1934 Category:Hurricanes in Belize Category:Hurricanes in Guatemala Category:Hurricanes in Honduras Category:Atlantic hurricanes in Mexico Category:Hurricanes in Louisiana 1934 hurricane Hurricane Category:June 1934 in North America Category:Meteorological events in 1934