landfall near Pascagoula, Mississippi, at the same intensity. The cyclone initially weakened quickly after moving inland, falling to tropical storm intensity early on July 6. Thereafter, the system meandered northward and then eastward across Mississippi and Alabama, before turning northeastward early on July 9 and weakening to a tropical depression. Late on the following day, the depression dissipated over Alabama just east of Birmingham. As the system passed through the Yucatán Channel, the storm produced strong winds well east of its center. In Cuba, wind gusts reached in Havana. In Florida, winds of was observed in Pensacola. Strong winds deroofed a number of homes and toppled many chimneys. Additionally, storm surge up to in height damaged coastal structures, shipping, and wharves. The hurricane caused approximately $1.5 million in damage in Florida. Storm surge in Alabama crested at in Mobile, one of the highest ever recorded there. Adverse effects ensued, including some streets being inundated with up to of water. Heavy rains over the interior portions of Alabama inundated of farmlands in four counties alone and caused about $5 million in damage to crops throughout the state. Several people drowned in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, while about 2,000 others fled their homes in central Alabama. In Mississippi, strong winds caused damage to approximately half of the buildings in Pascagoula. Significant impacts were also reported in Biloxi and Gulfport. Property damage to coastal structures in Mississippi totaled about $130,000. Inland towns also suffered from high winds and flooding, especially Laurel, where few homes avoided water damage. The cyclone also caused flooding in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, where it set the stage for a more destructive flood wrought by the Charleston hurricane. Overall, this storm caused at least 34 deaths, as well as about $12.5 million in damage. Hurricane Three The third tropical storm was first observed about east-southeast of Barbados on July 10. It tracked northwestward, passing over or near Saint Lucia early on July 12 while intensifying into a tropical storm. After crossing the northeastern Caribbean, the storm made landfall near Humacao, Puerto Rico, with winds of shortly before 12:00 UTC on July 13. The cyclone re-emerged into the Atlantic several hours later and continued to intensify. Early on July 15, the system strengthened into a hurricane and then reached Category 2 status about 24 hours, peaking with maximum sustained winds of shortly thereafter, based on an observed barometric pressure of