The 1915 Galveston hurricane made landfall near San Luis Pass, Texas, along the end of West Bay, southwest of Galveston, at 2 a.m. (07:00 UTC) on August 17. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at , making the storm a low-end on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. These maximum winds radially extended out from the center of the storm. Storm surge heights peaked at , with wave crests reaching . The hurricane's most significant impacts occurred in Galveston and surrounding areas where 122 people were killed; 69 of these fatalities occurred due to the sinking of three ships. Another 102 persons were listed as missing, though the "Monthly Weather Review" indicated that "it was probable that many of these were later accounted for".