On July 5, 1916, a hurricane moved inland on the Mississippi Coast. Winds over 100 mph were measured at Mobile, along with a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches. The 106 mph wind at Pensacola is the highest ever recorded in the Port City. Severe flooding was reported in the city of Mobile as the tide reached a height of over eleven feet.
In nearby Pensacola, the wind was measured at 104 mph. A total of 34 people died in the hurricane. Damages totaled $3 million.
For the next five days, the weakening system meandered around the Deep South. Heavy rains sent rivers and streams over their banks and caused tremendous amounts of agricultural damage.
On the morning of July 8th, the remnants of the hurricane were located very near the Magic City of Birmingham. The city received 8.84 inches of rain in twenty four hours, which is still the all-time record.
Another hurricane would make landfall near Pensacola later in the month and dump more heavy rain on Birmingham, where the monthly rainfall total reached 20.16 inches, a monthly record that still stands.
We could use a little of that rain now...
In nearby Pensacola, the wind was measured at 104 mph. A total of 34 people died in the hurricane. Damages totaled $3 million.
For the next five days, the weakening system meandered around the Deep South. Heavy rains sent rivers and streams over their banks and caused tremendous amounts of agricultural damage.
On the morning of July 8th, the remnants of the hurricane were located very near the Magic City of Birmingham. The city received 8.84 inches of rain in twenty four hours, which is still the all-time record.
Another hurricane would make landfall near Pensacola later in the month and dump more heavy rain on Birmingham, where the monthly rainfall total reached 20.16 inches, a monthly record that still stands.
We could use a little of that rain now...