1908 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Two

Tropical cyclogenesis began on March 6, 1908, when the first system was initially detected northeast of the Lesser Antilles.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} It was the only off-season Atlantic tropical cyclone to reach Category 2 strength since the beginning of official records in 1851.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tropical-cyclones/202103|title=Tropical Cyclones – March 2021|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|date=April 2021|access-date=August 17, 2021}} On May 24, the next system developed near the Turks and Caicos Islands. When it intensified into a hurricane on May 28,{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} the 1908 season became the only on record in which two systems reached hurricane status prior to the month of June. Thereafter, activity ceased for nearly two months, until the third cyclone formed northeast of the Bahamas on July 24, followed by another system forming in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico on July 29.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The month of August featured two cyclones, a tropical depression and a tropical storm. September was the most active month, with five systems developing, including two hurricanes, one tropical storm,{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} and two tropical depressions. In October, a hurricane and a tropical storm developed, the latter of which became extratropical on October 23, ending seasonal activity.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

The season had a total of 10 tropical storms, 6 of which intensified into a hurricane.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Re-analysis by José F. Partagás and Henry F. Diaz in 1997 resulted in the addition of the second system, while Christopher Landsea et al. added the sixth system in 2004 as part of the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project.{{cite web|author=Christopher W. Landsea|display-authors=etal|title=Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT|url=https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html|publisher=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|access-date=August 17, 2021}} Seven out of the ten systems reaching at least tropical storm intensity made landfall during the season.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Collectively, the tropical cyclones of the 1908 Atlantic hurricane season caused at least 37 fatalities.

• {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35962384/the_morning_call/|title=Big Storm Hits Rhode Island|date=June 1, 1908|newspaper=The Morning Call|page=9|access-date=September 14, 2019|location=Paterson, New Jersey}} {{free access}}
• {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83560213/new-york-tribune/|title=North Carolina Storm|page=3|date=August 1, 1908|newspaper=New York Daily Tribune|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}
• {{cite web|author=Edward N. Rappaport and Jose Fernandez-Partagas|title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996: Cyclones that may have 25+ deaths|publisher=National Hurricane Center|year=1996|access-date=August 16, 2021|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp2.shtml?}}
• {{cite report|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3330073&view=1up&seq=404&size=125|publisher=United States Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Navigation|title=Forty-First Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States for the Year Ending June 30, 1909|location=Washington, D.C.|date=1909|page=388}}
• {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83628768/evening-star/|title=Lives Lost at Nassau|date=October 2, 1908|newspaper=The Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C.|page=2|access-date=August 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}
• {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83648416/burlington-daily-news/|title=Storm in Nicaragua|newspaper=Burlington Daily News|page=1|date=October 29, 1908|access-date=August 17, 2012|via=Newspapers.com}}

The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 95. ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of {{convert|39|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.{{cite report|work=Hurricane Research Division; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=September 2021|title=Atlantic basin Comparison of Original and Revised HURDAT|access-date=October 1, 2021|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/comparison_table.html|location=Miami, Florida}}

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=March_7,_1908_-_15z_(20CRV3).jpg

|Formed=March 6

|Dissipated=March 9

|1-min winds=85

|Pressure=<984

|Track=1908 Atlantic hurricane 1 track.png}}

{{see also|1908 March hurricane}}

The 1908 March hurricane was initially observed by a ship at 12:00 UTC on March 6 while located about {{convert|430|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Barbuda.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}{{cite report|url= http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/Partagas/1905-1908/1908.pdf|title=Year 1908|author=Jose Fernandez Partagas|author2=Henry F. Diaz|name-list-style=amp|date=1997|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=June 9, 2016|location=Miami, Florida|format=PDF}} Tracking in an unusual south-southwest direction, the storm intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Shortly before reaching the United States Virgin Islands early on March 8, the hurricane intensified into a Category 2 hurricane,{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} peaking with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|984|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|lk=on}}, which was observed outside the center in Nevis. Once in the Caribbean on March 8, the system slowly began to weaken, losing hurricane status the following morning. The storm was last noted about {{convert|130|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of Blanquilla Island late on March 9.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

On Saint Barthélemy, buildings were damaged or completely blown down.{{cite news|newspaper=St. Croix Avis|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84037526/1908-03-21/ed-1/seq-4/|page=4|title=A March Storm|date=March 21, 1908|location=Christiansted, Saint Croix|accessdate=March 19, 2025}} Winds in Saint Martin toppled tents and did considerable damaged to crops.{{cite news|newspaper=St. Croix Avis|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84037526/1908-04-01/ed-1/seq-1/|page=1|title=The March Storm|date=April 1, 1908|accessdate=March 19, 2025|location=Christiansted, Saint Croix}} The city of Basseterre on Saint Kitts saw winds damaging winds, where rainfall totaled {{convert|4|in|mm|abbr=on}}.{{cite journal|url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/36/5/1520-0493_1908_36_136_ahitwi_2_0_co_2.xml?tab_body=pdf|title=A Hurricane in the West Indies in March, 1908|author=John T. Quin|date=May 1908|journal=Monthly Weather Review|volume=36|issue=5|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1908)36<136:AHITWI>2.0.CO;2|bibcode=1908MWRv...36..136Q|accessdate=February 26, 2024|doi-access=free}} The storm also beached at least 24 small crafts and boats, and severely damaged crops along the island. At least one man drowned when his ship sunk.

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Hurricane Two surface analysis May 28, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic hurricane 2 track.png

|Formed=May 24

|Dissipated=May 31

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=989

}}

{{see also|List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes}}

A tropical depression developed on May 24 at 12:00 UTC about {{convert|50|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} southwest of Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands. Moving northwestward, the depression struck the Turks and Caicos Islands. Around 06:00 UTC on May 26, the depression intensified into a tropical storm. By late on May 27, the storm curved northeastward. The cyclone strengthened into a hurricane by 06:00 UTC the following day,{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} becoming one of only three May hurricanes in the 20th century, with the others being Able in 1951 and Alma in 1970.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tropical-cyclones/202105|title=Tropical Cyclones – May 2021|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|date=June 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021}} The cyclone made landfall west of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with winds of {{convert|75|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} around 21:00 UTC on May 29.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} A few hours later, the cyclone re-emerged into the Atlantic Ocean. Early on May 30, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm. Accelerating northeastward, the storm struck eastern Long Island, New York, with winds of {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} late on May 30, just prior to making landfall near Noank, Connecticut, at the same intensity around 23:00 UTC. The storm became extratropical over southern Maine early on May 31. The remnants continued northeastward until dissipating over the northern portion of the state several hours later.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

In North Carolina, the storm produced sustained winds up to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at Morehead City. Winds disrupted communications with towns along the Outer Banks.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35965007/news_and_observer/|title=Dreadful Day On Coast|date=May 30, 1908|newspaper=News and Observer|page=2|access-date=September 14, 2019|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} Rough seas generated by the storm in New Jersey swept away a significant amount of sand, especially at Long Branch. An oceanfront street in the city was closed after waves washed out approximately {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}} of the road.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35965357/the_daily_record/|title=Storm Seriously Damages Bluff at North Long Branch|date=June 1, 1908|newspaper=The Daily Record|page=1|access-date=September 14, 2019|location=Long Branch, New Jersey|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} In Rhode Island, storm surge and abnormally high tides wrecked many boats at Narragansett Bay. One person died of exhaustion during the storm and another suffered a serious injury when a tree fell on a car. Damage in the state was estimated in the thousands of dollars.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35962384/the_morning_call/|title=Big Storm Hits Rhode Island|date=June 1, 1908|newspaper=The Morning Call|page=9|access-date=September 14, 2019|location=Paterson, New Jersey}} {{free access}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Hurricane Three surface analysis July 30, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic hurricane 3 track.png

|Formed=July 24

|Dissipated=August 2

|1-min winds=70

|Pressure=985

}}

A disturbance developed into a tropical depression about {{convert|140|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east-northeast of the Abaco Islands around 12:00 UTC on July 24. Heading northwestward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm about 24 hours later. Thereafter, the cyclone executed a slow cyclonic loop just north of Grand Bahama island, until it turned northward on July 29. Early on the following day, the system intensified into a hurricane, shortly before peaking with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Around 11:00 UTC on July 31, the hurricane made landfall in modern-day Emerald Isle, North Carolina, at the same intensity. The system then curved east-northeastward and weakened to a tropical storm just prior to re-emerging into the Atlantic late on July 31. By 18:00 UTC on August 2, the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone about {{convert|175|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Baccaro, Nova Scotia. The extratropical remnants continued northeastward across Newfoundland before dissipating on August 3.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

Hurricane warnings were issued on July 30 from Hatteras, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia. In North Carolina, the storm produced sustained winds up to {{convert|58|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at Hatteras. The storm washed away cottages and boardwalks in Wrightsville.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34592901/the-news-and-observer/|title=Wrightsville is Depopulated|access-date=August 16, 2021 |newspaper=The News and Observer|date=July 31, 1908|location=Raleigh, North Carolina |page=1|via= Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} Rainfall peaked at {{convert|9.45|in|mm|abbr=on}} in New Bern, while the storm contributed to the total of {{convert|9|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation that fell in Kinston over the course of four days. Flooding submerged the main city streets in Kingston and washed out railroad bridges and tracks. Two children drowned in the town of Roper.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83560213/new-york-tribune/|title=North Carolina Storm|page=3|date=August 1, 1908|newspaper=New York Daily Tribune|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} In Virginia, the highest known sustained wind speed was {{convert|46|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} at Cape Henry, causing damage to some crops.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83560813/the-charlotte-news/|title=Storm Strikes Virginia Capes in all Its Fury|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Charlotte News|page=1|date=August 1, 1908|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} The extratropical remnants of the storm caused eight deaths in Atlantic Canada after several boats capsized. In Nova Scotia, the storm downed a number of trees and damaged many properties in Halifax. Heavy rainfall also washed out unpaved roads in the city and left them nearly impassable.{{cite report|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=510B5259-1|title=1908-2|publisher=Environment Canada|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006003847/http://www.ec.gc.ca/hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=510B5259-1|archive-date=October 6, 2013}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Tropical Storm Four surface analysis July 30, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic tropical storm 4 track.png

|Formed=July 29

|Dissipated=August 3

|1-min winds=50

|Pressure=

}}

A tropical depression developed just offshore Sabine Pass, Texas, around 00:00 UTC on July 29. Moving southeastward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm about 12 hours later. Early on July 30, the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}. Eventually, it recurved to the north-northwest and headed toward Louisiana. At 22:00 UTC on July 31, the cyclone made landfall on Marsh Island, Louisiana, at the same intensity. The storm weakened to a tropical depression early on August 2, around the time it curved northeastward. By late on August 3, the system dissipated over northern Mississippi.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

The storm dropped heavy rainfall in portions of Louisiana. The city of Franklin recorded {{convert|19.62|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation between July 26 and August 2,{{cite book|page=LMV 3–14|title=Storm Total Rainfall In The United States|author=United States Army Corps of Engineers|publisher=United States Department of War|date=1945}} including {{convert|9.6|in|mm|abbr=on}} in one day. The coastal parishes of Louisiana experienced severe flooding,{{cite journal |title=Louisiana Section |journal=Climatological Data |date=July 1908 |volume=10 |issue=7 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-9266ED91-D90D-4EA3-9B54-300F20EA1B0B.pdf |via=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=August 16, 2021|publisher=Weather Bureau |location=San Juan, Puerto Rico |format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816212239/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-9266ED91-D90D-4EA3-9B54-300F20EA1B0B.pdf|archive-date=August 16, 2021}} with major damage to rice crops. Farther east, floodwaters inundated streets in the outskirts of New Orleans, necessitating the use of skiffs for navigation. Four coal barges carrying cargo collectively valued at $12,000 sank in the Mississippi River near New Orleans.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83568073/daily-arkansas-gazette/|title=Storm Sinks Barges|date=July 31, 1908|newspaper=The Arkansas Gazette|page=10|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Tropical Storm Five surface analysis September 01, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic tropical storm 5 track.png

|Formed=August 30

|Dissipated=September 2

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=

}}

A ship detected a tropical storm about {{convert|230|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 12:00 UTC on August 30.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The storm moved westward, until turning northeastward late on August 31. At 00:00 UTC on September 1, the system peaked with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Eight hours later, it made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina, at the same intensity. Shortly thereafter, the storm reemerged into the Atlantic Ocean. The system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone at 18:00 UTC on September 2, while located about {{convert|135|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The storm brought strong winds to portions of North Carolina and Virginia.

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Hurricane Six surface analysis September 14, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic hurricane 6 track.png

|Formed=September 7

|Dissipated=September 18

|1-min winds=105

}}

Historical weather maps indicate the presence of a tropical storm about {{convert|535|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east-northeast of Barbados on September 7.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Moving west-northwestward, the storm passed just north of the Lesser Antilles and slowly intensified, becoming a hurricane just offshore the Dominican Republic early on September 11. Thereafter, the cyclone strengthened more quickly, becoming a Category 2 hurricane just prior to striking Inagua in the Bahamas several hours later with winds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Around 12:00 UTC on September 12, the system strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane and peaked with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|120|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} by early the following day. The storm curved northward and passed over or near several islands on September 13 and September 14, including Exuma, Cat Island, and Eleuthera. Later on September 14, the cyclone turned northeastward and exited the island chain. While traversing the open Atlantic, the system slowly weakened and remained a hurricane until falling to tropical storm intensity late on September 18 while just offshore Newfoundland. The storm soon struck the island and became extratropical near Port Rexton. The extratropical remnants continued northeastward and dissipated over the Labrador Sea late the following day.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

The passing storm brought high winds and rough surf to the northern coast of Puerto Rico between September 9–10. Winds topped out at {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in San Juan on July 10.{{cite journal |title=Porto Rico Section |journal=Climatological Data |date=September 1908 |volume=10 |issue=9 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-5A89C9B4-BB4F-46F5-B42E-0A418FFA3F07.pdf |via=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=February 5, 2021 |publisher=Weather Bureau |location=San Juan, Puerto Rico |format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205185007/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-5A89C9B4-BB4F-46F5-B42E-0A418FFA3F07.pdf|archive-date=February 5, 2021}} In the Turks and Caicos Islands, wind gusts near {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} uprooted many trees and partially destroyed many buildings and homes on Grand Turk Island. The Haitian sloop Telegraph capsized at Hawk's Nest with the loss of all occupants.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83587403/the-emporia-journal-weekly-edition/|title=Swept by Storm|date=September 18, 1908|newspaper=The Emporia Journal|location=Emporia, Kansas|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} Overall, the storm killed at least 19 people in the island chain.{{cite web|author=Edward N. Rappaport and Jose Fernandez-Partagas|title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996: Cyclones that may have 25+ deaths|publisher=National Hurricane Center|year=1996|access-date=August 16, 2021|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp2.shtml?}} In the Bahamas, significant damage was reported on Acklins, Crooked Island, Inagua, Long Cay, Long Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador Island. In Clarence Town, which is located on Long Island, the storm completely destroyed the churches, courthouse, and jail, as well as 97 percent of homes,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83592989/the-gazette/|title=Bahamas Hurricane-Swept|date=September 24, 1908|page=12|newspaper=The Gazette|location=Montreal, Quebec|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} leaving only five dwellings standing. On Inagua, the crew of the steamer Sibiria observed many wood-frame homes being destroyed in Matthew Town.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83593754/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|title=Storm Devastates Island Town|date=September 20, 1908|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=3|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} The schooner Beulah McCabe sank in the vicinity of the Bahamas, causing the deaths of seven people.{{cite report|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3330073&view=1up&seq=404&size=125|publisher=United States Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Navigation|title=Forty-First Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States for the Year Ending June 30, 1909|location=Washington, D.C.|date=1909|page=388}} Wind gusts ranging from {{convert|50|-|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} impacted Bermuda, though damage was mainly limited to some uprooted trees.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83594041/evening-star/|title=Adios, Hurricane!|date=September 16, 1908|newspaper=The Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C.|page=1|access-date=August 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} In Atlantic Canada, some boats along the south coast of Nova Scotia suffered minor damage.{{cite report|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=B17F2976-1|title=1908-4|publisher=Environment Canada|access-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006003859/http://www.ec.gc.ca/hurricane/default.asp?lang=En&n=B17F2976-1|archive-date=October 6, 2013}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Tropical Storm Seven surface analysis September 17, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic tropical storm 7 track.png

|Formed=September 16

|Dissipated=September 18

|1-min winds=60

}}

A ship first observed this tropical storm about {{convert|245|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} north-northwest of Telchac Puerto, Yucatán, at 12:00 UTC on September 16.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The storm intensified gradually while moving northwestward, peaking with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}} at 00:00 UTC on September 18. However, the cyclone soon quickly weakened, falling to tropical depression intensity about 18 hours later. It then dissipated about {{convert|70|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} south-southwest of the Texas–Louisiana state line.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=Hurricane Eight surface analysis October 02, 1908.png

|Track=1908 Atlantic hurricane 8 track.png

|Formed=September 21

|Dissipated=October 7

|1-min winds=95

|Pressure=<971

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A tropical storm was first detected on September 21 about {{convert|670|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} northeast of French Guiana. The storm headed west-northwestward and slowly intensified, becoming a hurricane around the time it struck Guadeloupe on September 25. Entering the Caribbean Sea, the hurricane continued westward, until curving to the northwest while south of Hispaniola on September 27. Early the next day, the storm made landfall in Haiti near Marigot, Sud-Est, with winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The system soon emerged over the Gulf of Gonâve, where it briefly weakened to a tropical storm late on September 28. Just after 12:00 UTC on September 29, the storm made another landfall near Imías, Guantánamo Province, Cuba, as a hurricane with winds of {{convert|85|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. After the cyclone re-emerged into the Atlantic, it intensified while approaching the western Bahamas, becoming a Category 2 late on September 30. The hurricane peaked with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} around the time it made landfall on Andros Island early the next day. The storm turned north-northeastward and then northeastward, causing it to strike the Abaco Islands before reaching the open Atlantic again late on October 1. The storm then executed a small cyclonic loop, before resuming an east-northeastward movement. By late on October 6, the system weakened to a tropical storm and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone about {{convert|350|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} east of Bermuda. The extratropical remnants continued east-northeastward and dissipated several hours later.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

On Guadeloupe, the storm uprooted many trees, severely damaged sugarcane crops, and deroofed sugar factories. Communications were also disrupted. The captain of the Dutch steamer Prins Willem V. reported considerable damage in Haiti.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83620840/the-montgomery-advertiser/|page=1|title=Steamer in Storm|date=October 3, 1908|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|access-date=August 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} In Cuba, the hurricane destroyed several buildings, including the custom house, which was under construction. Many fruit groves suffered substantial damage. The storm produced hurricane-force winds and heavy precipitation over the western Bahamas. At Nassau, sustained winds reached {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Much of New Providence was inundated due to rainfall amounts up to {{convert|7|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Property damage was generally light, however, with only smaller dwellings and outbuildings being demolished. Several large vessels capsized in the vicinity of the island, resulting in six deaths.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83628768/evening-star/|title=Lives Lost at Nassau|date=October 2, 1908|newspaper=The Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C.|page=2|access-date=August 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} On the Abaco Islands, several buildings at a timber company's plant, one home, and several huts were destroyed. Eleuthera also reported extensive damage, including the destruction of a mission house, a chapel, and several other buildings. The storm toppled many coconut trees, while one plantation alone lost about 300 banana trees.{{cite news|title=The Second Hurricane|url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00076890/05041/2x|page=2|date=October 10, 1908|newspaper=The Nassau Guardian|access-date=August 17, 2021|location=Nassau, Bahamas}} Throughout the Bahamas, this storm, combined with the hurricane in mid-September, resulted in the near total loss of grapefruit, orange, and sisal crops. Additionally, the cyclone downed a number of trees and destroyed many gardens.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83599500/belvidere-daily-republican/|title=Islands Devastated by Great Wind Storm|date=October 13, 1908|page=1|newspaper=Belvidere Daily Republican|access-date=August 17, 2021|location=Belvidere, Illinois|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} Heavy rains and high winds also pelted Bermuda, damaging a number of structures.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83621692/the-washington-post/|title=Gale Sweeps Cuban Coast|date=October 6, 1908|page=1|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=1908 Atlantic hurricane 9 track.png

|Formed=October 14

|Dissipated=October 19

|1-min winds=90

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A ship indicated that a tropical depression developed about {{convert|160|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} north-northeast of Nombre de Dios, Colón, on October 14 at 12:00 UTC.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Moving westward, the depression became a tropical storm early the following day.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} The storm later curved to the west-northwest and intensified into a Category 1 hurricane around 12:00 UTC on October 16. About 24 hours later, it became a Category 2 hurricane. Late on October 17, the hurricane peaked with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|105|mph|km/h|abbr=on|round=5}}. Early the next day, it made landfall in Nicaragua near Pearl Lagoon, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The hurricane rapidly weakened after moving inland, falling to tropical storm intensity by 12:00 UTC on October 18 and weakening to a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on October 19. Several hours later, the storm dissipated over Honduras.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

The hurricane caused extensive impacts along the coast of Nicaragua from Cabo Gracias a Dios to Pearl Cays, with telegraph and telephone communications interrupted and railroads substantially damaged in that area.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83649532/albuquerque-journal/|title=Nicaragua Town is Wrecked by Storm|date=October 25, 1908|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|access-date=August 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} The towns of Prinzapolka and Rio Grande were completely destroyed. The New York Times reported "much loss of life," including at least two deaths in Rio Grande.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83648416/burlington-daily-news/|title=Storm in Nicaragua|newspaper=Burlington Daily News|page=1|date=October 29, 1908|access-date=August 17, 2012|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}

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{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=Atl

|Image=1908 Atlantic tropical storm 10 track.png

|Formed=October 20

|Dissipated=October 23

|1-min winds=35

}}

An extratropical low-pressure area became a tropical storm about {{convert|280|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} west of Bermuda at 12:00 UTC on October 20. The cyclone moved southeastward and failed to strengthen beyond maximum sustained winds of {{convert|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Late on October 21, the storm curved southwestward and then northwestward early the next day.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Due to colder sea surface temperatures, the system gradually lost tropical characteristics and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone about {{convert|100|mi|km|round=5|abbr=on}} east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, early on October 23. The extratropical low moved ashore South Carolina near McClellanville before dissipating several hours later.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Light rainfall was observed in South Carolina, with up to {{convert|2.86|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation recorded in Conway on October 23.{{cite journal |title=South Carolina Section |journal=Climatological Data |date=October 1908 |volume=10 |issue=10 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-84838CDC-D96E-4AB4-AAA1-B54C04E61B8A.pdf|via=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=August 17, 2021|publisher=Weather Bureau |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226075115/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-84838CDC-D96E-4AB4-AAA1-B54C04E61B8A.pdf|archivedate=February 26, 2024}}

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In addition to the ten tropical cyclones reaching at least tropical storm intensity, three others remained tropical depressions. On August 3, a tropical depression formed about {{convert|360|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} southeast of Bermuda. The depression moved northeastward and later southeastward, before dissipating on August 5. Another tropical depression developed on September 12 about {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} west-northwest of Nouakchott, Mauritania. The depression moved southwestward and passed through the Cape Verde islands before dissipating on September 15. A trough developed into a tropical depression on September 21 about {{convert|600|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} northeast of French Guiana. The depression moved east-northeastward and may have intensified into a tropical storm. However, the depression was last noted on the following day.

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• 1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons
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• 1900s Australian region cyclone seasons

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• [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1908.pdf Monthly Weather Review]
• [http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/036/mwr-036-05-0136.pdf March hurricane]

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