The first system was initially observed over the central Atlantic Ocean on January 17, while the final storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 28.

The strongest cyclone of the season, the first hurricane, peaked at Category 4 strength with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).

Upon striking Texas shortly after peak intensity, it produced a devastating storm surge in the Galveston area, with extensive damage and at least 8,000 fatalities.

After the depression transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on the following day, the next system did not develop until June 9, while just north of the Lesser Antilles.

After the third hurricane dissipated on September 23, activity went dormant for nearly two weeks, until the fifth tropical storm formed near the Lesser Antilles on October 4.

The final system formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea, crossed Hispaniola, and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone between Bermuda and the East Coast of the United States on October 28.

[6] At the time, it was also the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, behind only the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed at least 22,000 people in the Lesser Antilles.

[12] The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Early on August 27, a ship encountered the first tropical storm of the season, while located about 1,160 mi (1,865 km) east of the southernmost islands of Cape Verde.

The extratropical system strengthened while accelerating across the Midwestern United States, Ontario, Quebec, northern New England, and then New Brunswick before reaching the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on September 13.

[10] Hurricane-force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern Louisiana, though no significant damage or fatalities were reported.

[14] Farther north, the storm and its remnants continued to produce heavy rains and gusty winds across the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic, and New England.

[17] The storm downed telegraph wires, signs, and trees in several states and caused 15 deaths in Ohio;[18] 6 in Wisconsin;[19] 2 each in Illinois and New York;[20][21][22] and 1 each in Massachusetts and Missouri.

There were at least 107 deaths in Canada, mostly due to sunken vessels near Newfoundland and the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

[17] Thus, HURDAT indicates that the second tropical storm of the season formed early on September 7, while located about 220 mi (355 km) west of the southernmost islands of Cape Verde.

[4] Ship reports indicates that a tropical storm developed on September 8 at 1200 UTC, while located about 175 mi (282 km) east of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau.

The depression continued westward, until dissipating at 1800 UTC on September 23, while located about 745 mi (1,200 km) east-southeast of Bermuda.

Late on September 11, it peaked with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,005 mbar (29.7 inHg), while located in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

The storm weakened slightly and briefly moved offshore, before making another landfall near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).

[17] A telegraph from the Weather Bureau headquarters in Washington, D.C. warned vessels to remain in port for portions of the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Strong gales were experienced along the coast from eastern Louisiana to western Florida and severely disrupted telegraph services in the region.

[17] The winds and tidal inundation exacerbated crop damage caused by an earlier storm along the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana.

[17] Observations from a ship indicate that the fifth tropical depression of the season developed at 0600 UTC on October 4, while located about 230 mi (370 km) northeast of Anguilla.

Strong winds downed telegraph wires in the eastern end of the province, while barns were de-roofed and trees were felled in Bayfield.

[17] Moving rapidly north-northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico, the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,008 mbar (29.8 inHg) early on October 11.

The storm re-curved east-northeastward and made landfall near modern-day Horseshoe Beach, Florida, at the same intensity early the next day.

[4] It emerged into the Atlantic Ocean late on October 12, shortly before becoming extratropical while located about 35 mi (55 km) east of Jekyll Island, Georgia.

The remnants moved along the East Coast of the United States, striking the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Long Island in New York, and New England.

[17] The depression moved northwestward without differentiating in intensity before making landfall near San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).

It did not weaken while crossing Hispaniola and instead strengthened into a tropical storm shortly after emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near the northwestern tip of Haiti.

On June 11, the system turned northwestward and made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, early the next day.