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1885 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | August 7, 1885 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | October 13, 1885 |
| Strongest storm: | #2 - 100 knots (115 mph) |
| Total storms: | 8 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 1 |
| Total damage: | $16,000+ (1885 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 25 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 |
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The 1885 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1885, and lasted until November 30, 1885. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The most significant storm of the season was hurricane 2, which hit Georgia as a major hurricane, causing 25 deaths.
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The first storm of the season was first seen on August 7 to the southeast of Bermuda. It moved north-northeastward, and became a hurricane on the 8th. It turned to the northeast, and passed offshore of Newfoundland on the 10th as a 90 mph hurricane. The hurricane weakened over the north Atlantic Ocean, and became extratropical on the 14th.
A tropical storm was first observed north of Puerto Rico on August 21. It moved to the west, hitting the Bahamas. It paralleled the coast of Florida and Georgia, remaining offshore until its South Carolina landfall on the 25th as a category 3 hurricane. The hurricane accelerated to the northeast, and restrengthened to a 105 mph hurricane on the 27th before becoming extratropical on the 28th. It caused 25 deaths, with $16,000 in damage to one house in Maryland.
The third storm of the season formed in the western Gulf of Mexico on August 29. It moved quickly to the northeast, and made landfall on extreme southeastern Louisiana on the 30th as a 60 mph tropical storm. After crossing Florida, the storm was last seen off the coast of South Carolina on the 31st.
On September 17, a tropical storm developed in the western Gulf of Mexico. It paralleled the Gulf of Mexico coastline to the northeast, and after hitting southeastern Louisiana on the 21st it crossed Florida. Over the Western Atlantic, it strengthened to become a hurricane on the 22nd before becoming extratropical near its New Brunswick landfall on the 23rd.
From September 18 to the 21st, a hurricane existed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles, peaking at 80 mph before never being seen again.
The 6th storm of the season formed in the central Gulf of Mexico on September 24. It drifted northward, and hit southeastern Mississippi before turning eastward. It moved across the Florida panhandle and peninsula, and became a hurricane to the southeast of North Carolina on October 2. Its track after this point is unknown.
A tropical storm in the central Atlantic Ocean moved northward in late September, reaching 90 mph winds before never being seen again.
The final storm of the season formed north of Cuba on October 10. It moved northward, and hit Florida as a strong tropical storm. It moved northeastward through the southeast United States, and became extratropical on the 13th.
