The 1889 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1889.In the 1889 Atlantic season there were three tropical storms and six hurricanes.However, due to scarce technology and the fact that only storms that affected populated land or ships were recorded, the actual total could be higher.
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