Hurricane One

In early March, the season's first tropical cyclone developed to the northeast of the Leeward Islands. According to the Atlantic hurricane database, the system was first identified as a tropical storm on March 6 as it tracked in an unusual south-southwest direction. Early the following day, it was estimated that the storm intensified into a minimal hurricane, becoming the earliest known cyclone of this strength during the course of a season. Further intensification took place as the hurricane neared the United States Virgin Islands. Shortly before bypassing the islands, it attained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h), equivalent to a modern-day Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale. Once in the Caribbean Sea on March 8, the system slowly began to weaken, losing hurricane status the following morning. The last known position of the storm was late on March 9 over the eastern Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela.^[1]

The two island nations of Antigua and Basseterre and three ships reported affects from Hurricane One. On Saint Barth lemy, some buildings were damaged. The highest wind gust reported was at , from a ship called Hattie C. Luce. Two other ships reported winds at and , while Basseterre reported winds at . Rainfall peaked at , which was reported in Basseterre. The minimum pressure of Hurricane One is unknown, however the city of Basseterre reported a minimum pressure of 991 mbars.^[2] Also, St. Kitts reported 4 inches of rain and Nevis reported 3 inches of rain.^[3]