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[[Image:1916HurricanePath.png|thumb|right|250px|The path of 1916 Atlantic Hurricane 13]] | [[Image:1916HurricanePath.png|thumb|right|250px|The path of 1916 Atlantic Hurricane 13]] | ||
− | + | The '''1916 hurricane''', the thirteenth Atlantic hurricane of the [[Wikipedia:1916 Atlantic hurricane season|1916 season]], struck the Pensacola area on [[October 18]], [[1916]]. | |
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− | + | It became a tropical storm in the western Caribbean on [[October 12]], reaching hurricane strength on the 13th before hitting the Yucatan Peninsula on the 15th as a 100 mph hurricane. It turned northward, becoming a major hurricane on the 16th. It made landfall near Pensacola on October 18. | |
− | == | + | ==Damage== |
− | + | *Damaged the [[Pensacola Opera House]], which was demolished in [[1917]] | |
+ | *Sank a ship offshore, killing 20 people | ||
− | [[Category:Hurricanes | + | [[Category:Hurricanes]] |