1926 Nassau hurricane
The 1926 Nassau hurricane also known as the San Liborio hurricane or The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1926, in Puerto Rico, was a destructive Category 4 hurricane that affected the Bahamas at peak intensity. Although it weakened considerably before its Florida landfall, it was one of the most severe storms to affect the Bahamian capital Nassau and the island of New Providence in several years until the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, which occurred just two years later. The storm also delivered flooding rains and loss of crops to the southeastern United States and Florida.
Surface weather analysis showing the hurricane over the Bahamas on July 26 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 22, 1926 |
| Extratropical | July 31, 1926 |
| Dissipated | August 2, 1926 |
| Category 4 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | <967 mbar (hPa); <28.56 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 287 direct |
| Damage | $7.85 million (1926 USD) |
| Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, Florida, Southeastern United States |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1926 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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