GALVESTON, Texas – The deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States happened at the turn of the 20th century in Galveston.

On Sept. 8, 1900, way before hurricanes were given names, a monster storm slammed into the port city where more than 40,000 people lived.

Winds of more than 135 miles per hour, which would make the storm a Category 4 by modern-day standards, devastated Galveston.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the storm, which is now known as the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, killed more than 6,000 people, destroyed more than 3,600 buildings and pushed 15 feet of water ashore.

It reshaped Galveston

Before the hurricane, Galveston was a booming port city and was on track to become one of the largest cities in Texas.

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