Atlantic hurricane seasons 1800–1809

The decade after the turn of the century 1800 began with the hurricane season 1800–1809 . While data is not available for every storm that has occurred, some parts of the coastline have been populated enough to provide data on hurricane occurrences. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico . Tropical cyclones are most common between June and November.

Atlantic hurricane season 1800

The ship Galgo sank in the southwest Atlantic during a hurricane on October 9. All 25 crew members were rescued.
A minor hurricane struck southeast Louisiana in August , but no date was specified.

1801 Atlantic hurricane season

Nassau , Bahamas experienced a hurricane on July 22nd. 120 sailing ships were destroyed on land.

1802 Atlantic hurricane season

No storms were observed during this time.

1803 Atlantic hurricane season

A hurricane hit the West Indies in August . He continued through Jamaica , moving north, and likely met England later that month . It caused 121 deaths.
A hurricane struck near Chesapeake Bay on August 29, causing at least one death.
Additionally, a minor hurricane struck near New Bern , North Carolina , but no date was specified.

1804 Atlantic hurricane season

A hurricane was first spotted near the Leeward Islands on September 3rd. It moved northeast and hit Georgia on September 7th as Great Hurricane . He slowly moved on through South Carolina and North Carolina and left the mainland on the 9th. The hurricane caused 500 deaths.

Storm of October 1804

Later in the season, a major hurricane moved northwest across the western Atlantic. It struck Atlantic City , New Jersey on October 9th and turned northeast. As it crossed New England , cold air was discharged into the circulation and became extra-tropical. The storm brought heavy snow all over the northeast, up to 90 cm in some areas, killing 8 people. This was the first observation of snow from an onshore hurricane.

1805 Atlantic hurricane season

No storms have been observed this season.

1806 Atlantic hurricane season

42 deaths can be attributed to a major hurricane that hit the south coast of North Carolina on August 23 . He went out to sea and destroyed English and French ships that were involved in the Napoleonic Wars .
A hurricane hit Dominica on September 9, resulting in 457 casualties.
Just 11 days later, another hurricane hit Dominica, causing an additional 165 deaths.
On September 15, a hurricane hit northeast Florida , destroying some homes but not killing anyone. It was possibly linked to the hurricane that hit Dominica on the 9th.
Later in the month, precisely on September 28, a minimal hurricane struck in the Outer Banks of North Carolina at and destroyed a ship.

1807 Atlantic hurricane season

No storms were observed this season.

1808 Atlantic hurricane season

A minimal hurricane hit the Outer Banks on September 12, destroying the lighthouse there.

1809 Atlantic hurricane season

A hurricane occurred near Tortola and Montserrat in August, killing 62 people.
Another hurricane, possibly linked to the previous one, struck Puerto Rico on August 17th . It drifted across the island, causing "great deaths."