page_title: 1888 Atlantic hurricane season
section_title: Hurricane Nine
hierarchical_section_title: 1888 Atlantic hurricane season / Systems / Hurricane Nine
caption_attribution_description: English: The Spanish brig Concha Ballester immediately after the passing of the vortex of a cyclon, on the 23rd November, 1888 at 4 H pm Heightened with white. The Spanish brig Concha Ballester immediately after the passing of the vortex of a cyclon, on the 23rd November, 1888 at 4 H pm
context_page_description: The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1888. In the 1888 Atlantic season there were two tropical storms, four hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea are known, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated.
context_section_description: A tropical storm formed north-east of Puerto Rico on November 17. By the morning of November 23, it had developed into a Category 2 hurricane, reaching wind speeds of 100 mph (155 km/h). It maintained that level of intensity throughout the 23rd, 24th and 25 November before weakening to become extratropical on November 26. As an extratropical storm it was active until December 2.
caption: The Spanish brig Concha Ballester immediately after the passing of the vortex of a cyclone, on November 23, 1888 at 4 pm
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