1916 Virgin Islands hurricane
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title:
1916 Virgin Islands hurricane
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The 1916 Virgin Islands hurricane was a strong tropical cyclone that inflicted extensive damage across the Virgin Islands in October 1916. It was the region's most destructive storm since at least the 1867 San Narciso hurricane; Consul General Christopher Payne and archaeologist Theodoor de Booy considered the 1916 storm as the archipelago's most damaging. Its peak intensity was equivalent to a Category 3 on the modern Saffir–Simpson scale. The storm began as a tropical depression southeast of
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Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1916
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Virgin_Islands_hurricane
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2023-11-02T15:15:08Z
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