The Great Storm of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in United States so far, hit Texas on September 8, 1900. About 8,000 people died in the disaster. The category 4 hurricane's greatest damage was in the city Galveston. Most of the city was destroyed. Although a small city with about 38,000 inhabitants, Galveston was one of the most prosperous cities in Texas before the hurricane struck.CNN: The Galveston Hurricane: A Centennial Remembrance (2000)
Great Storm of 1900 Blogs and Commentaries
NOAA: Galveston 1900 Hurricane
Galveston County Daily News: The 1900 Storm: Galveston, Texas
Weather.com: 1900 Galveston Hurricane
Handbook of Texas Online: Galveston Hurricane of 1900
Wikipedia: Galveston Hurricane of 1900
USA Today: Texas Hurricane History
StormPulse: Hurricane #1 1900
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Telegraph reports arrived in Galveston days before, warning of a storm in CaribbeanCNN: The Galveston Hurricane: A Centennial Remembrance (2000)
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U.S. Weather Bureau climatologist Isaac Cline did not believe the storm would hit GalvestonCNN: The Galveston Hurricane: A Centennial Remembrance (2000)
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On September 12, 2008, another hurricane, Hurricane Ike was projected to hit Galveston and the city was floodedBloomberg: Hurricane Ike Set to Slam Texas Coast (September 12, 2008)
