by a downed wire in St. Petersburg. Several ships were also destroyed by the storm while docked along the coast. Tropical Depression On October 20, a westward moving tropical wave developed into a tropical depression about 165 mi (265 km) north-northeast of Barbuda. Trekking northwestward over the next three days, before curving northward in advance of an approaching frontal boundary. The depression peaked with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of . By October 25, it began merging with a cold front, finally being absorbed on October 27 about 590 mi (950 km) east-northeast of Bermuda. Footnotes See also List of tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane season 1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1920s Australian region cyclone seasons References External links Monthly Weather Review Articles which contain graphical timelines 1920 meteorology 1920 natural disasters