Did you know that the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known as the worst hurricane ever to happen in the United States? This tragic event occurred approximately 124 years ago and marked a historical event that changed lives forever. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 affected thousands of lives and caused damage worth millions. Before the hurricane, very few people had warnings about the disaster rapidly approaching. On September 4th, the Galveston station of the NWS got a message from its headquarters that a storm had passed over Cuba and was heading toward America. Unfortunately, the forecasters wrongly predicted that the storm would curve over Florida and loop back towards the east, so nobody was too worried about anything. Only a day before…show more content… On the morning of September 8th, the weather was pretty normal, except for a few rain clouds, but nothing could have predicted the horrors the day would bring. The water surged up to 15.7 feet, along with the wind speed up to 135 mph. By mid-afternoon, most of the city was underwater. Huge chunks of buildings and rubble flew across the sky, landing and making a horrible mess wherever they landed. There were huge piles of rubble spread over 1,900 acres, along with bodies of people and animals. Over 8,000 people died during the hurricane, which was at the time 20% of the city's total population, not including all the tourists who fled to the "hottest summer spot" for vacation. The damage afterward was almost indescribable. 7,000 buildings in total were destroyed, over 3,600 houses and 600 businesses were demolished, while over thousands more were damaged. Leaving over 10,000 people without a home. The cost of repair totaled $20 million (700 million dollars in today's money) and took up to 12 years to fully repair. The hurricane also damaged the land, as 300 feet of shoreline was completely
