The 1886 Indianola hurricane was the most powerful Atlantic hurricane to hit the U.S. state of Texas, as measured by atmospheric pressure, causing numerous fatalities and severe damage, mostly around the town of Indianola. The fifth tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual season, it developed near the Lesser Antilles on August 12 and tracked generally northwest, becoming a hurricane with winds of 100 mph (150 km/h) before striking Hispaniola three days later.
The 1886 Indianola hurricane was the most powerful Atlantic hurricane to hit the U.S. state of Texas, as measured by atmospheric pressure, causing numerous fatalities and severe damage, mostly around the town of Indianola. The fifth tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual season, it developed near the Lesser Antilles on August 12 and tracked generally northwest, becoming a hurricane with winds of 100 mph (150 km/h) before striking Hispaniola three days later.
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