atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season season tropical cyclones publicly named united_states weather bureau officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin storm hurricane developed north lesser antilles august final system tropical storm sixteen dissipated southwestern caribbean_sea november fairly active season featuring tropical storms seven hurricanes strengthened major hurricanes category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale significant storm season hurricane caused million usd deaths making landfall florida category hurricane storm inflicting severe impact hurricane striking texas category hurricane storm brought heavy rainfall strong winds storm surge state damage reaching million late september hurricane caused deaths million damage puerto_rico dominican_republic tropical storm caused seven fatalities drowning barbados systems brought minor impacts land overall storms season caused million damage fatalities season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclogenesis begin august months start season overall tropical storms seven strengthened hurricanes intensified major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale hurricanes tropical storms landfall season causing deaths million damage storm season tropical storm sixteen dissipated november days official end season november activity observed system located north lesser antilles august hurricane later threatened caused deaths damage august florida hurricane developed near lesser antilles later peaked low end category hurricane modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale struck south florida intensity storm severely impacted florida peninsula left deaths approximately million losses august system season struck leeward_islands causing impact seven deaths drowning barbados fourth system observed near puerto_rico september peaked category hurricane passing east bermuda extratropical remnants storm struck newfoundland tropical storm developed september southern gulf_of_mexico struck louisiana september caused minor damage mississippi louisiana totaling sixth seventh tropical systems impacted land eighth hurricane initially observed gulf_of_mexico september days eventually making landfall veracruz system produced normal tides locally heavy rains texas louisiana hurricane initially spotted near leeward_islands september struck dominican_republic september shortly dissipating storm left million damage deaths dominican republican puerto_rico september tenth hurricane developed pacific_ocean offshore guatemala system eventually reached gulf_of_mexico struck texas category hurricane october adverse effects storm resulted deaths million damage impact reported final storms dissipated november season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces ace calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding mph tropical storm strength storms hurricane tropical storm observed miles north lesser antilles august storm moved west northwestward upgraded hurricane hours later surface vessels reported winds mph paralleled bahamas turned northward august intensification continued august storm approaching major hurricane status utc peaked maximum sustained winds mph eye cyclone later passed recorded minimum central barometric pressure mbar inhg located offshore cape_hatteras north_carolina cyclone extratropical august dissipated near iceland august area sustained winds reached mph rainfall observed thousands trees destroyed damage estimated area additionally storm attributed fatalities later august storm curved east northeastward began slowly weaken utc august transitioned extratropical cyclone located south newfoundland known hurricane harry newspapers hurricane tropical storm developed east northernmost lesser antilles august moved west northwestward strengthened hurricane august moving bahamas storm rapidly strengthened warm sea surface temperatures major hurricane august passed north nassau utc day peaked category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph hours later storm landfall florida intensity august hurricane weakened quickly moving inland maintained hurricane intensity curved northward southern georgia utc august degenerated tropical storm later ejected northeastward tracked rapidly mid-atlantic new_england august storm extratropical new_hampshire florida storm produced strong winds highest official observations sustained winds mph palm beach international airport gusts mph severe damage occurred stuart hundreds homes apartment buildings stores warehouse buildings lost roofs windows interior blown broken glass streets approximately homes buildings damaged stuart leaving people homeless additionally heavy rainfall caused water enter numerous homes martin significant damage crops occurred particularly citrus florida hurricane caused deaths million damage million agriculture minor impact reported states local flooding light wind damage georgia carolinas maryland tropical storm tropical depression formed east lesser antilles august moved steadily west northwestward passing barbados weak tropical storm seven people drowned island houses destroyed entering caribbean_sea september hostile conditions weakened storm tropical cyclone season degenerated tropical wave september south eastern tip dominican_republic hurricane tropical wave developed tropical storm east puerto_rico september moved northward strengthened hurricane later day weakened strong tropical storm day time system halted forward motion began drift eastward early september intensified hurricane major hurricane september storm turned north september passed east bermuda september hurricane weakened accelerated northeastward cooler waters extratropical september near atlantic_canada shortly extratropical passed newfoundland ultimately dissipated september near southwestern greenland hurricane produced gale force winds bermuda overall damage reported newfoundland storm brought rainfall inches areas smashed pieces rocky shores crewmen swam safety tropical storm early september tropical storm developed south central gulf mexico duration storm headed north northwestward gradually intensifying moderate tropical storm utc september storm landfall near louisiana peak intensity moving inland passed west new_orleans east mississippi storm curved northeastward slowly weakened late september dissipated tennessee damage minimal louisiana mississippi likely amounting tropical storm sixth tropical storm season observed september located half way northern lesser antilles azores storm moved northwest reached peak intensity early september extratropical turning northeast curving southeastward dissipated september tropical storm seven extratropical system developed tropical storm offshore carolinas september storm moved west northwestward strengthened slightly peaking winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg weakened somewhat making landfall near north_carolina september winds mph storm soon weakened tropical depression curved northeastward dissipated southeastern virginia september tropical storm tropical storm developed early september located miles west southernmost islands cape_verde storm slowly strengthened moving north northeastward duration late september system attained peak intensity began weakened fell tropical depression intensity september later day storm dissipated miles south central azores hurricane tropical wave entered gulf_of_mexico september moved northwestward developed tropical storm september offshore louisiana storm continued northwestward turned southwest looped south september steadily strengthening tracked south southwestward storm intensified hurricane september turning southwest reached peak intensity september hurricane weakened turned south southeast south fell tropical storm intensity shortly making landfall veracruz system dissipated september operationally storm treated separate storms reconnaissance aircraft unable report center circulation september storm produced higher normal tides coast texas louisiana outer rainbands produced locally heavy rainfall hurricane strong tropical wave approached lesser antilles september reconnaissance aircraft reports indicated system initially lacked circulation based ship report westerly winds estimated system developed tropical storm late september located miles south southeast small storm quickly strengthened traversed west northwestward hurricane utc september reaching peak winds mph hurricane weakened landfall september southeastern dominican_republic tropical storm storm rapidly dissipated moving inland strong winds resulted heavy damage puerto_rico known wind gusts hurricane peaked mph gusty winds disrupted electrical telephone services residents evacuated inland red_cross shelters hurricane dropped heavy rainfall caused flooding rivers northern portion island damage puerto_rico totaled million mainly coffee crops buildings dominican_republic hurricane killed people damage amounted hurricane tropical depression formed eastern pacific_ocean offshore guatemala september depression drifted northwestward landfall guatemala september crossed southeastern mexico entered gulf_of_mexico near del october shortly entering gulf_of_mexico system strengthened tropical storm hurricane october turned north intensified strong category hurricane october subsequently storm landfall near texas october intensity hurricane rapidly weakened tropical storm turned northeastward land october weakened tropical depression missouri later extratropical storm accelerated northeastward dissipated near chicago hurricane produced high tides texas coast peaking feet galveston temporarily cut mainland water surpassed city streets flooded galveston city pier damaged pier nearly destroyed sustained damage totaling hurricane dropped heavy rainfall texas peaking inches tornado spawned injured children damage totaled approximately million primarily crops hurricane caused deaths port drowning outside texas impact mainly limited minor damage cars states tropical storm tropical storm developed northeast puerto_rico october system initially moved northward curving east northeast following day slowly strengthened later peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early october storm began weaken extratropical day remnants continued east northeastward hours dissipating october hurricane thirteen beginning october area disturbed weather moved western caribbean_sea early october tropical depression landfall cuba continuing northeastward storm emerged atlantic bahamas located southeastern bahamas system intensified tropical storm intensification occurred hurricane october exiting bahamas late following day hurricane reached peak intensity storm began deteriorate weakening tropical storm october transitioned extratropical cyclone october tropical storm fourteen tropical storm observed miles east northeast storm initially moved west northwestward curving northwestward october strengthened slowly peaked maximum sustained winds mph storm began weakened fell tropical depression intensity october hours later dissipated located miles south newfoundland tropical storm tropical storm developed central atlantic_ocean november system moved southwestward west southwestward strengthening slowly time november peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm began weaken appearing threaten lesser antilles later curved northwestward november system turned northward weakened tropical depression early day extratropical remnants continued northward dissipating november tropical storm sixteen final storm developed persistent low pressure area northwestern caribbean_sea near november reconnaissance aircraft reported defined eye feature storm reached peak intensity storm drifted south southwestward began weakening november later day landfall northeastern honduras tropical depression shortly moving inland system dissipated
1949 Atlantic hurricane season