1933 hurricane

[12][21] Between Jupiter and Fort Pierce, the storm knocked down power and telegraph lines. The hurricane moved across the state, passing near Tampa before moving into Georgia and dissipating. Across the eastern United States, the hurricane left widespread damage amounting to over $40 million (equivalent to about $0.8 billion in 2020[4]) and causing at least 47 deaths. In Washington, D.C., the storm dropped 6.39 in (162 mm) of rainfall, at the time the highest on record for a single day total. [16] The hurricane dropped heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at 17.8 in (450 mm) in Clermont. [3] Many chicken coops in Stuart were destroyed, and the local chicken population was scattered and dispersed as far as Indiantown. [14], In neighboring Delaware, road damage was about $150,000,[6] after three bridges were wrecked along DuPont Highway. [19] The combination of flooding and fallen trees caused heavy traffic jams. The 1933 Cuba–Brownsville hurricane was one of two storms in the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season to reach Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale. In the surrounding area, winds and rainfall caused $1 million in damage, mostly to crops and houses, and there were four deaths. The 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane was the second-most intense tropical cyclone to strike the United States during the active 1933 Atlantic hurricane season. [4], When the storm moved ashore in Florida, winds reached an estimated 125 mph (201 km/h) in Jupiter; these occurred after the eye passed. [14] The storm spawned a tornado in Wildwood. A strong ridge over New Englandallowed a continued northwest course, bringing the storm south of Bermuda and later toward the middle coast of … [10] Damage was estimated at $11 million, and a report published in 2003 indicated that there were about 70 deaths in the country;[11] however, newspaper accounts from shortly after the hurricane indicated there were around 100 deaths. [23] Farmers in Texas, also affected by a major hurricane, requested growers in Florida wait 15 days so they could sell their citrus crop that fell.

In Montreal, 2.4 in (60 mm) of rainfall flooded a tunnel. [16], Farther north, it is estimated the storm produced hurricane-force winds in portions of Maryland. [15], Three days before the hurricane made its final landfall, officials at the Weather Bureau in Brownsville issued a warning to all stations along the Texas coast, declaring that it was "uncertain where tropical storm in Gulf will reach coast line, but all persons should be warned to remain away from inaccessible places on Texas coast over week end." Based on interpolation of reports, it is estimated the storm intensified into a hurricane on August 16 while halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Gusty winds knocked down power lines in portions of Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotia. [17] The rains from the storm and two previous hurricanes led to a large increase in tropical butterfly species across the area. [1] Early on August 24, the hurricane weakened into a tropical storm while passing near Washington, D.C. Curving to the north, the storm crossed Pennsylvania and into New York, where it weakened further into a tropical depression. The fifth tropical cyclone of the year, it formed east of the Lesser Antilles on July 24, rapidly strengthening as it moved west-northwest. [1] Damage in the nation's capital was the worst since a tropical storm in 1896. Officials declared martial law in the city and mandated evacuations. The Potomac in Alexandria was at its highest level since 1899, causing floods 8 ft (2.4 m) deep along U.S. Route 1, and flooding the Old Town section. The storm damaged or destroyed several hotels in the region. The 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane was the second-most intense tropical cyclone to strike the United States during the active 1933 Atlantic hurricane season. [25] Heavy rainfall occurred along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts, reaching over 12 in (300 mm). [14] After a dam broke, 190 people at Godeffroy were stranded until they were rescued by a fire crew. [14] The storm surge wrecked a steamboat pier and promenade at Chesapeake Beach, and damaged or destroyed 70 houses in neighboring North Beach. Winds over 100 mph (161 km/h) affected many islands in its path, especially those that encountered its center, and many wharves were ruined.

Along the Chesapeake Bay, the storm produced 100-year flooding from its storm surge, setting records that remained for 70 years. Subsequently, it weakened and made landfall at Jupiter, Florida, early on September 4 with winds of 125 mph (201 km/h). [24] One person, an African American farm worker, was killed when his shack blew down in Gomez,[20] a brakeman died after seven railcars derailed,[25] and a child was killed by airborne debris. [26] Outside Florida, the storm produced winds of 48 and 51 mph (77 and 82 km/h) in Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, respectively. The 1933 Cuba–Brownsville hurricane was one of two storms in the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season to reach Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale. [12], High rainfall caused flooding across Florida, notably near Tampa where waters reached 9 ft (2.7 m) deep. At around 1200 UTC on September 1, the hurricane made landfall on northern Cuba near Sagua La Grande, with winds of about 120 mph (190 km/h).

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