1924 Cuba hurricane
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1924
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The 1924 Cuba Hurricane was the first recorded Category 5 Hurricane in the Atlantic Basin. The storm peaked with winds of 165mph and a pressure of 910mb, and made landfall in Cuba at that intensity. It was the only recorded landfall of Category 5 intensity until Hurricane Irma in 2017.
 Surface weather analysis of the storm on October 19 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 14, 1924 |
| Dissipated | October 23, 1924 |
| Category 5 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 165 mph (270 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 910 mbar (hPa); 26.87 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | Around 90 total |
| Damage | Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, The Bahamas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1924 Atlantic hurricane season | |
| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Surface weather analysis of the 1924 Cuba Hurricane | |
| Formed | October 14, 1924 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | October 23, 1924 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 165 mph |
| Lowest pressure | 910 mbar. |
| Fatalities | around 90 total |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Western Cuba, Southern Florida, Grand Bahama |
The storm formed as a Tropical Depression on October 14, just off the north coast of British Honduras. The storm did a loop on October 16, becoming a hurricane in the process. The storm finished its loop on October 18 as a Category 3 hurricane. It moved north-west and attained Category 5 intensity, making landfall in Cuba with winds of 165mph and a pressure of 910mb.