1804_Atlantic_hurricane_season 1800–09_Atlantic_hurricane_seasons



a hurricane first spotted near leeward islands on september 3. ships @ harbor in st. kitts, antigua, st. bartholomew, , dominica destroyed. reported strongest hurricane hit st. kitts since 1772 one. moved west-northwestward across western puerto rico , turks island on september 4. storm turned northwest, negatively impacting september 6–7. moved northwest hit georgia major hurricane on september 7. continued through south carolina , north carolina, leaving mainland on september 9 before striking new england on september 12. reported strongest hurricane hit charleston since 1752 one. hurricane caused 500 deaths. damages crops on st. simons island totaled $100,000 (1804 usd). overall damages savannah totaled $500,000 (1804 usd), while charleston incurred $1,000,000 in damages (1804 usd). part of cluster of hurricanes struck charleston area in 1804, 1811, 1813, 1820, , 1822. </ref>


4) between september 22 , september 24, tropical storm tracked cuba northward south carolina.


5) snow hurricane of 1804



later in season, major hurricane moved northwestward across western atlantic north of puerto rico. hit near atlantic city, new jersey on october 9, , turned northeastward. crossed new england, cool air entrained in circulation, , became extratropical. storm brought heavy snow across northeast, in areas 2–3 feet, , killed 8 people. first observation of snow landfalling hurricane, not last.








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