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The Galveston hurricane (not Hurricane Galveston) had peak winds of 150 mph.

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How many people were killed by Galveston hurricane?

There was no Hurricane Galveston. However, there was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, called such because it hit Galveston, Texas in the time before hurricanes were named. That hurricane killed at least 8,000 people. Possibly as many a 12,000.


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