<P> Isaac Cline claimed that he took it upon himself to travel along the beach and other low - lying areas warning people personally of the storm's approach . These reports by Cline and his brother, Galveston meteorologist Joseph L. Cline, have been called into question in recent years, as no other survivors corroborated these accounts . In fact, Cline's role in the disaster is the subject of some controversy . Supporters point to Cline's issuing a hurricane warning without permission from the Bureau's central office; detractors (including author Erik Larson) point to Cline's earlier insistence that a seawall was unnecessary and his belief that an intense hurricane could not strike the island . </P> <P> The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 9, 1900, near Galveston, Texas . It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km / h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir--Simpson Hurricane Scale . The hurricane caused great loss of life with a death toll of between 6,000 and 12,000 people; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third - highest number of deaths or injuries of all Atlantic hurricanes, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch . The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is one of the deadliest natural disasters ever to strike the United States . This loss of life can be attributed to the fact that officials for the Weather Bureau in Galveston brushed off the reports because the city had "weathered them all" and they didn't realize the threat . The second - deadliest storm to strike the United States, Hurricane Maria, caused almost 3,000 deaths . </P> <Table> Deadliest hurricanes in the Contiguous United States <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Hurricane </Th> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Fatalities </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Galveston" </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> 8,000--12,000 † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Okeechobee" </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 2,500 + † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Katrina </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 1,245--1,836 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Cheniere Caminada" </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> 1,100--1,400 † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> "Sea Islands" </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> 1,000--2,000 † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> "Florida Keys" </Td> <Td> 1919 </Td> <Td> 778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> "Georgia" </Td> <Td> 1881 </Td> <Td> 700 † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Audrey </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> 416 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> "Labor Day" </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> 408 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> "Last Island" </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> 400 † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> † estimated total Reference: Deadliest US hurricanes </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Hurricane </Th> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Fatalities </Th> </Tr>

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