"The Great Hurricane of 1780," also known as Hurricane San
Calixto II, is one of the most powerful and deadliest North
Atlantic hurricanes on record. Often regarded as a cataclysmic
hurricane, the storm's worst effects were experienced on October
10, 1780. In "The Great Hurricane of 1780," author Wayne Neely
chronicles the chaos and destruction it brought to the Caribbean.
This storm was likely generated in the mid Atlantic, not far from
the equator; it was first felt in Barbados, where just about every
tree and house on the island was blown down.
The storm passed through the Lesser Antilles and a small portion
of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean between October 10 and
October 16 of 1780.Because the storm hit several of the most
populous islands in the Caribbean, the death toll was very high.
The official death toll was approximately 22,000 people but some
historians have put the death toll as high as 27,500.
Specifics on the hurricane's track and strength are unclear
since the official North Atlantic hurricane database only goes back
as far as 1851. Even so, it is a fact that this hurricane had a
tremendous impact on economies in the Caribbean and parts of North
America, and perhaps also played a major role in the outcome of the
American Revolution.
This thoroughly researched history considers the intense storm
and its aftermath, offering an exploration of an important
historical weather event that has been neglected in previous
study.
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