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5 unusual facts about 1851 Atlantic hurricane season


1851 Atlantic hurricane season

The winds destroyed every wharf and several houses in Port Lavaca.

As the cyclone progressed inland, it dropped light to moderate rainfall, peaking at around 3 inches (75 mm) in Corpus Christi.

A small 90 mph (150 km/h) hurricane was first observed on June 25, about 75 miles (120 km/h) southeast of Freeport, Texas.

The cyclone slowly weakened as it turned northwestward, with hurricane force wind gusts reported 24 hours after landfall in current-day Medina County.

On September 13, a tropical storm was first observed about 225 miles (360 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.



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