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Storm 4 of 1906 1906
Category 4 hurricane · Atlantic · August 25 to September 11, 1906
Storm 4 of 1906 produced 56.0 units of accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), the eighth-most of any Atlantic storm since 1851. The storm held major-hurricane strength (Category 3 or higher) for 186 hours, tied for the eighth-longest spell among Atlantic hurricanes. The storm's best track runs 7,465 miles from first to last position, the tenth-longest path in the Atlantic database.
Strength over time
- First record (tropical storm) far out at sea, at 14.0°N, 21.0°W
- Hurricane 1,200 miles east-northeast of Paramaribo, Suriname
- Major hurricane 95 miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Peak 160 miles north of Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic; lowest pressure 950 mb
- No longer tropical (extratropical low) 665 miles east-southeast of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Last record far out at sea, at 54.0°N, 20.3°W
Against every Atlantic storm since 1851
More from the record
No other storm of the 1906 Atlantic season matched the storm's 130 mph peak; the season had 11 storms.
In the 1906 season
Storm 4 of 11 in 1906, hurricane 2 of 6; it formed after Storm 3 of 1906 and before Storm 5 of 1906. See the season.
Places the center passed
The center came within 50 miles of 2 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.
| Place | Closest | Wind then | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 38 mi | 105 mph | September 1 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda | 47 mi | 120 mph | September 9 |
Also peaked at 130 mph
Of 33 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time:
- Storm 7 of 1898938 mb, landfall in Georgia
- Storm 6 of 1916932 mb, landfall in Texas
- Storm 6 of 1894931 mb, no landfall record
- Storm 10 of 1893948 mb, landfall in Louisiana