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1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane
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The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane, also known as the Great October Storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of Cheniere Caminada, Louisiana in early October 1893. It was one of two deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
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1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane Category 4 hurricane (SSHS)
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1	Meteorological history
2	Impact
3	Name confusion
4	See also
5	Further reading
6	External links
Meteorological history
The hurricane was first observed on September 27, 1893, in the northwest Caribbean Sea. Its previous history is unknown; possibly it formed from a trough of low pressure in the area, a similar method of formation for two other storms this season. The storm moved to the northwest, quickly strengthening into a hurricane on September 28. It continued to intensify to 95 mph winds before hitting 29th.
The hurricane hit the community of Cheniere Caminada off the map, leaving a single, damaged home. Some survivors retreated to what is now Golden Meadow, and others
Storm path
migrated farther inland.	
Formed	September 27, 1893
Dissipated	October 5, 1893
Hghest	135 mph (215 km/h)
winds	(1-minute sustained)
Lowest	948 mbar (hPa; 27.99 inHg)
pressure	
Fatalities	2000
Damage	$5 million (1893 USD)
	$120 million (2009 USD)
Areas	Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana,
affected	Mississippi
Part of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season
near Cancun of the Yucatan Peninsula on the
While crossing the peninsula, the hurricane weakened to 90 mph, but restrengthened over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A low pressure trough over the northern Gulf of Mexico brought the hurricane northward and northeastward. On October 1, this compact hurricane became a major hurricane, and early the next day, it became a Category 4 as it approached the Louisiana coast.
On the morning of October 2, with a peak of 135 mph winds, the hurricane struck southeast Louisiana near Cheniere Caminada (on the Louisiana mainland just west of Grand Isle). The hurricane continued to the northeast, and weakened while crossing southeast Louisiana. After crossing the northern Gulf of Mexico for a few hours, the hurricane hit on the night of the 2nd, this time on southeast Mississippi. The storm continued to the northeast, weakening to a tropical storm over Alabama, and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean on the 4th. The storm dissipated on the 5th.
Impact
As a strengthening hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the Cheniere Caminada Hurricane brought a strong storm surge that flooded much of southeast Louisiana. 779 people died out of the town's 1500 residents from the high winds and flooding