September 8, 1900 (Saturday)
- A powerful hurricane hit Galveston, Texas, killing at least 6,000 of the island's 38,000 residents. The storm reached Galveston Island off the Gulf Coast of Texas, at 2:00 in the morning. By noon, the waters were over the bridges to the mainland and flood waters rolled in after 3:00 pm. The anemometer measured the windspeed at 84 miles per hour before blowing away at 6:15 p.m. At 7:32, the water level suddenly rose four feet as waves rolled in, and within 30 minutes, the water was 8 feet deep.
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