North Atlantic in the 1840s

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The North Atlantic in the 1840s decade featured the following:

  • 33 Catalogued cyclones
  • 3 Estimated Intensities / 30 Unknown
  • 837 Known Fatalities
  • 1,000 Buildings Damaged
  • 3,490 Buildings Destroyed
  • $1.04 million in Monetary Damages
  • Strongest: Hurricane Four (1846) – 160mph
  • Most intense: Hurricane Four (1846) – 938mb
  • Deadliest: Hurricane Four (1846) – 164 fatalities
  • Costliest: Storm Seven (1842) – $500,000
  • Most destructive: Hurricane Four (1846) – 2,362 buildings affected
  • Wettest: Unknown
  • Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year

18402
18413
18429
18431
18444
18450
18464
18472
18485
18493