 Based on reports from the bark Wh H. Chandler , a tropical storm developed in the Bahamas near Acklins on September 22 . Moving northward , the storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by 12 : 00 UTC the next day . Later on September 23 , the Harkaway noted a " severe hurricane " at Bermuda , though the report was considered " doubtful " due to the storm 's distance from the island . The hurricane continued northward and was last noted about 200 mi ( 320 km ) east of Virginia on September 25 , after the Priscilla observed sustained winds of 90 mph ( 150 km / h ) . 
