▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Valley . ▁High ▁wind s ▁caused ▁heavy ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁cit rus ▁c rop . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁left ▁$ 1 6 . 9   mill ion ▁in ▁damage ▁and ▁ 4 0   de ath s ▁in ▁southern ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁were ▁from ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁near ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁on ▁August   2 0 . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁system ▁organized ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁class ified ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁just ▁south west ▁of ▁Cape ▁Ver de . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁days , ▁the ▁system ▁moved ▁west - n orth west ward ▁with ▁little ▁change ▁in ▁intensity . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁the ▁de pression ▁strength ened ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm ▁on ▁August   2 6 , ▁about ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes ▁and ▁Cape ▁Ver de . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁storm ▁was ▁el ong ated , ▁although ▁beginning ▁on ▁August   2 8 ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁intens ify ▁more ▁quickly . ▁That ▁night , ▁the ▁storm ▁att ained ▁h urr icane ▁status , ▁and ▁many ▁nearby ▁ships ▁reported ▁g ale ▁force ▁wind s . ▁ ▁On ▁August   2 9 , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁passed ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes ▁as ▁it ▁approached ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁Bah am as . ▁It ▁under w ent ▁rapid ▁deep ening : ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 4 ‑ hour ▁period ▁beginning ▁late ▁on ▁August   2