The Hurricane of 1900, also known as the Great Galveston Hurricane, made landfall on September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, in the United States.It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. The 1900 Storm – Galveston Island, Texas – Remembering the Great Hurricane, September 8, 1900 – A Galveston County Daily News Presentation. 2  The early history of Galveston, by Dr. J. O. Dyer, published 1916, hosted by the * Portal to Texas History.