The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1888.In the 1888 Atlantic season there were two tropical storms, four hurricanes, and two major 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.
Famous quotes containing the words atlantic, hurricane and/or season:
“vanished into nowhere Zen New Jersey leaving a trail of ambiguous
picture postcards of Atlantic City Hall,”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)
“Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The hour of the waning of love has beset us,
And weary and worn are our sad souls now;
Let us part, ere the season of passion forget us,
With a kiss and a tear on thy drooping brow.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)