Hurricane of 1906

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Path of the 1906 hurricane

The hurricane of 1906 was the sixth storm of the 1906 season. At its maximum intensity, it attained Category 3 status with winds as high as 120 mph. The storm made landfall west of Mobile on September 27, 1906 as a Category 2.

Winds of 105 mph were experienced in Pensacola, and storm surge at Santa Rosa Island was measured at 14 feet.

[edit] Damage

The U.S. Weather Bureau's September 1906 Monthly Weather Review estimated the storm's damage:

	In the vicinity of Pensacola the damage is estimated to be: to navy-yard, forts, etc., $1,100,000; by tides along the shores of East Bay, Escambia Bay, etc., $125,000; ... by winds and rain at Goulding, Fla., $13,000; to timber and turpentine interests in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, $40,000.
—"The West Indian Hurricanes of September 1906" by E. B. Garriott

[edit] Images

		Looking northerly on Palafox Street from just south of Romana; Thiesen Building is visible at right
Looking easterly on Main Street from Palafox	Looking northeasterly on Baylen Street	Remnants of Muscogee Wharf