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[[Image:1916HurricanePath.png|thumb|right|250px|The path of 1916 Atlantic Hurricane 13]]
==The October 18th Hurricane==
The second storm to hit Pensacola in 1916 was the thirteenth Atlantic hurricane of the 1916 season. Unlike the July 5th hurricane, this one was a direct hit. However, since it crossed the [[Gulf of Mexico]] much more quickly than the previous storm (compare graphics at right), there was less time for its winds to cause damage.
It became a tropical storm in the western Caribbean on [[October 12]], reaching hurricane strength on the 13th before hitting the Yucatan Peninsula on the 15th as a 100 mph hurricane. It turned northward, becoming a major hurricane on the 16th. It made landfall near Pensacola on [[October 18]], [[1916]].