Flores Island in the Azores. The storm moved west-southwestward and slowly strengthened. At 12:00 UTC on October 17, the system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of ; the latter was observed by a few ships. Early on October 18, it curved northwestward and began to accelerate. Late the next day, the storm became extratropical, while located about 535 mi (860 km) south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The extratropical remnants of the storm continued northeastward, until dissipating well southeast of Newfoundland on October 20. Hurricane Five A trough extending southward from the previous system developed into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on October 19, while located about east-southeast of Bermuda. Moving eastward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm early the next day. Later on October 20, it curved northeastward and accelerated. The storm intensified into a hurricane at 12:00 UTC on October 21. Strengthening further, the hurricane peaked with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . At 06:00 UTC on October 22, the hurricane became extratropical, while situated about south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The remnants moved north-northwestward and dissipated early on October 23. See also List of tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane season 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1920s Australian region cyclone seasons References External links Monthly Weather Review Articles which contain graphical timelines 1929 meteorology 1929 natural disasters