1893 Sea Islands hurricane
| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
_weather_map%252C_August_28%252C_1893.jpg) Surface weather analysis of the hurricane on August 28 | |
| Formed | August 15, 1893 |
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| Dissipated | September 2, 1893 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 954 mbar (hPa); 28.17 inHg |
| Fatalities | 1,000–2,000 |
| Damage | $1 million (1893 USD) |
| Areas affected | Georgia, South Carolina |
| Part of the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a very deadly tropical cyclone. It was Category 3 under Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm had winds near 120 mph. It made landfall at the Georgia-South Carolina border in late August 1893.
The hurricane had a severe storm surge.
It took the lives of 1,000–2,000 people when it made landfall, mostly from storm surge.