This hurricane moved onshore in North Carolina and traveled up through Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
A localized, storm surge is reported to have reached heights of between 20 and 30 feet in Newfoundland, destroying many English and Irish ships.
[189] The storm struck a large convoy of French and Dutch merchant ships, sinking or running aground 60% of the vessels.
Additionally, 1780 was a turning point in Caribbean habitation and trade, marking the end of a long period of economic boom that started in the early 1500s and marked the beginning of an economic decline for the region as news of the devastating hurricanes spread.
The force of the winds was so intense that most of the island's trees were knocked down and the ones that remained standing had their bark stripped off.
Coming in the midst of the American Revolution, the storm caused heavy losses to British and French fleets in conflict in the area.