▁eye ▁moved ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁coast ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁crossing ▁over ▁Mat anz as . ▁Short ly ▁there after ▁the ▁storm ▁ex ited ▁into ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Florida , ▁and ▁late ▁on ▁September   1 ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁passed ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Hav ana . ▁After ▁entering ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁rest r ength ened , ▁and ▁a ▁ship ▁reported ▁a ▁pressure ▁of ▁ ▁late ▁on ▁September   2 ; ▁this ▁suggested ▁wind s ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁on ▁September   3 , ▁and ▁as ▁it ▁approached ▁southern ▁Texas ▁it ▁weak ened ▁slightly ▁as ▁it ▁dec eler ated . ▁At ▁ 0 4 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   5 , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁made ▁its ▁final ▁land fall ▁on ▁South ▁P adre ▁Island ▁in ▁southern ▁Texas , ▁with ▁wind s ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 1 2 5   m ph ▁( 2 0 5   km / h ). ▁It ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁over ▁land ▁as ▁it ▁crossed ▁into ▁n ort he astern ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁diss ip ated ▁late ▁on ▁September   5 . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁ ▁Through out ▁its ▁path , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁killed ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 7 9   people ▁collect ively ▁in ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Ca icos ▁Islands , ▁Cuba , ▁and ▁south ▁Texas . ▁It ▁first ▁affected ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Ca icos , ▁producing ▁wind s ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁Grand ▁Turk