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The ‘Granddaddy’ of Hurricanes 1715 and 1848
Posted Oct 9, 2024 by Martin Armstrong |
In 2015, the stays of the well-known 1715 Treasure Fleet was found. It was truly a mixture of two Spanish fleets getting back from the New World loaded with gold and silver. On Wednesday, July 31at, 1715, seven days after they sailed from Cuba, all eleven ships of the fleet had been misplaced in a hurricane alongside the east coast of Florida. The one ship to outlive was a the French frigate Le Grifon that sailed additional out to sea and lived to return to Europe with the information of horrendous storms within the New World.
The 1848 hurricane was essentially the most extreme hurricane to hit Tampa Bay and was possible a Cat 5. That occasion reshaped the coast line in lots of areas. The storm occurred previous to the protecting of meteorological data so we have no idea for sure. Nevertheless, the storm surge is taken into account to be in step with a hurricane of Class 4 or better. The hurricane made landfall in Clearwater and exited the opposite facet of the state at Cape Canaveral. As soon as within the Atlantic, it turned north and hit Newfoundland.
This chart earlier than 1800 lacks the report and magnitude. The occasions earlier than 1800 are main ones that folks reported. They do have a tendency to come back in clusters and intensify with solorar exercise as is similar with Volcanoes. We noticed a low in 2021 and 2024 ought to have been a extra energetic season. If subsequent 12 months exceeds the exercise of 2024, then there’s a danger on a better quantity into 2027.
