▁wind s ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁August   3 1 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁it ▁weak ened ▁before ▁striking ▁northern ▁Cuba ▁on ▁September   1 ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁left ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0   people ▁hom eless ▁and ▁killed ▁over ▁ 7 0   people . ▁Dam age ▁was ▁heav iest ▁near ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁path , ▁and ▁the ▁strong ▁wind s ▁destroyed ▁houses ▁and ▁left ▁areas ▁without ▁power . ▁Dam age ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁$ 1 1   mill ion . ▁ ▁After ▁exit ing ▁from ▁Cuba , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁entered ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁rest r ength ened . ▁On ▁September   2 , ▁it ▁re - att ained ▁wind s ▁of ▁. ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁pos ed ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁United ▁States ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁forec aster ▁ad vised ▁people ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Texas ▁coast line ▁during ▁the ▁busy ▁Labor ▁Day ▁Week end . ▁Official s ▁declared ▁mart ial ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁mand ated ▁ev acu ations . ▁However , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁struck ▁near ▁Brow ns ville ▁early ▁on ▁September   5 ▁with ▁wind s ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 1 2 5   m ph ▁( 2 0 5   km / h ). ▁It ▁quickly ▁diss ip ated ▁after ▁causing ▁heavy ▁damage ▁in