1910 Cuba hurricane

The **1910 Cuba Hurricane** was one of the worst tropical cyclones that has ever hit Cuba. The storm formed in the southern Caribbean Sea on October 9, 1910. It grew stronger as it moved northwest. It then made landfall on the western end of Cuba. The storm made a loop over open water, and then began moving towards the United States. After crossing Florida, the storm moved near the rest of the southeastern United States and passed out to sea.

Because of the storm's loop, some reports said it was actually two hurricanes. In Cuba, the storm was one of the worst disasters in the island's history. There was bad damage and thousands of people lost their homes. In Florida, the storm also caused damage and caused flooding in some areas. It is not known exactly how much damage the storm caused. However, losses in Havana, Cuba were over $1 million. At least 100 people died in Cuba alone.

## Meteorological history
On October 9, a type of storm called a tropical depression began in the southern Caribbean Sea. It was north of Panama. The storm grew stronger while it moved toward the northwest. It became a tropical storm on October 11. On October 12, it became a hurricane. The next day, the storm was seen to the southwest of Cuba. For a short time, it was a Category 3 hurricane  on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The storm then hit western Cuba and crossed the island. It moved over the Gulf of Mexico and slowed down. and on October&nbsp;16, it reached its highest . It had winds of 150&nbsp;mph (240&nbsp;km/h). This is because of the loop it made in the Gulf of Mexico. Storm warnings were also put up. and damaged farms. The hurricane affected many towns, including Casilda. The town of Batabanó was left under water. The hurricane halted communication to other areas. Most of the deaths and damages were reported to be in the Pinar del Río Province.

The *New York Times* wrote that Cuba had "probably suffered the greatest material disaster in all its history". Thousands of peasants, or workers, lost their homes. The country's capital, Havana, also suffered bad damage. On the coast, many ships carrying  items sunk.  The storm also badly damaged goods kept on wharves. Tall waves crashed on land and caused flooding. Many boats were wrecked by the storm. The high waves flooded about  of Havana's coastal land. However, some reports say the  was as high as 700. Damage caused by the storm cost millions of dollars. In Havana alone, $1 million in losses were reported. The *Holliswood* was blown miles off its path. Its owner, Paul Mangold, said: Damage in the Florida Keys was worth around $250,000 (1910&nbsp;USD, or $5.7 million in 2009 dollars), and houses near the ocean were damaged. 

Seven men died at Punta Gorda when some Cuban ships were wrecked. Near there, one man and a baby drowned, and another died trying to cross a flooded river. A French steamship, the *Louisiane*, crashed into land. There were 600 passengers on the ship. All people were rescued by another ship.

The hurricane blew down many pine trees near Jupiter, Florida. One man near Lemon City was killed by falling wood. However, the storm's effects on the east coast of Florida were not as bad as they were in other places. Part of the Florida East Coast Railroad was washed out. The storm blew an American ship  at Boca Raton. Three people died, and the rest of the crew was stuck for 12 hours.

## Related pages
*Atlantic hurricane
*List of hurricanes in Florida

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