GALVESTON, Texas – On Sept. 8, 1900, a monstrous Category 4 hurricane slammed into one of Texas ’ most populous cities – Galveston .

As many as 30,000 people lived in Galveston at the time of the storm. Between 6,000 and 12,000 people are believed to have been killed by it. The Great Galveston Storm is still the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history.

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When adjusted for inflation, the hurricane is estimated to have caused $104.3 billion in damage.

The storm

According to an account of the storm by the National Weather Service , word of a terrible storm that had wiped out parts of islands in the Caribbean had been telegraphed to the United States. Sailors began arriving at the port of Galveston with tales of horrible weath

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