1909 Grand Isle Hurricane

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The 1909 Grand Isle hurricane was a large and deadly Category 3 hurricane that caused severe damage and killed more than 400 people throughout Cuba and the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Forming out of a tropical disturbance just south of Hispanola on September 13, 1909, the initial depression slowly intensified as it moved west-northwest towards Jamaica. Two days later, the system attained tropical storm intensity and turned northwestward towards Cuba. On September 16, it attained the equivalent of a modern-day Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and further strengthened to attain winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) before making landfall in Pinar del R o Province, Cuba on September 18. After a briefly weakening over land, the system regained strength over the Gulf of Mexico, with peak winds reaching 120 mph (195 km/h) the following day. After only slightly weakening, the hurricane increased in forward motion and made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana on September 21. The system quickly lost strength after moving over land, dissipating the following day over Missouri.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510551836
• ISBN13: 9785510551839
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"