atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season near normal atlantic hurricane season active season officially started june pre season unnamed storm formed day storm record month february tropical cyclones named alphabet formed august final storm season dissipated october half weeks season officially ended november tropical cyclones landfall season february tropical storm crossed southern florida hurricane named able struck south_carolina winds mph causing heavy damage near coast widespread power outages moved east_coast united_states leaving deaths widespread damage developing tropical cyclone hurricane charlie caused damaging flooding landslides southwest puerto_rico final strongest season hurricane fox struck cuba winds mph killed people left heavy damage particularly sugar crop reaching million usd million usd storms tropical storm february non frontal low formed western caribbean_sea months end hurricane season moved quickly north northwestward acquired gale force winds brushed northern coast cuba early february storm struck florida quickly crossed state office recorded wind gust mph passage winds damaged windows power lines catching residents tourists guard cyclone dropped inches precipitation path causing crop damage leaving florida storm continued rapidly northeastward transitioned tropical storm afternoon february coast attained peak winds mph february evolved extratropical cyclone coast north_carolina later day passed early february dissipated crossing maine storm caused scattered power outages gusty winds new_england cyclone remains tropical subtropical storm record month february hurricane able months previous storm dissipated tropical depression developed west coast africa august moved generally west northwestward duration intensifying tropical storm august east lesser antilles day hurricane_hunters confirmed presence tropical storm able passing north islands storm attained hurricane status august august able turned north northwest approaching cold day landfall near south_carolina category hurricane peak winds mph town heavily damaged briefly isolated winds downed power telephone lines south_carolina hurricane caused indirect deaths moderate damage totaling million usd million usd able turned north northeastward land winds quickly weakened tropical storm force retained gale force winds north_carolina virginia maryland remaining flat terrain east retaining tropical moisture south left light damage north_carolina tornado maryland heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding washed tracks baltimore near baltimore maryland rains flooded houses forcing families evacuate tornadoes reported region damage washington area reached usd million usd northeast storm continued produce heavy rainfall causing flooding indirect death pennsylvania moving new_england able dissipated september near portland maine tropical storm cold located north bahamas august broad area cyclonic turning located east northern florida atmospheric pressures falling region gale force winds recorded utc august based structure estimated frontal low developed tropical storm utc day ship reports region suggested peak winds mph dry air west system unusual august radius maximum winds suggesting structure akin subtropical cyclone storm continued northwest making landfall near south_carolina utc august spread rainfall carolinas later enhanced hurricane able days later cities reported winds mph storm weakened land dissipated late august eastern kentucky hurricane baker tropical cyclone season developed august short distance east northern lesser antilles presence reported ship day encountered rough seas gale force winds result weather_bureau sent hurricane hunters investigate system reported strengthening hurricane moving northwestward given baker hurricane passed north lesser antilles reaching peak winds mph late september days hurricane_hunters reported similar winds gusts mph large anticyclone located baker turned northeast september passing halfway bermuda north_carolina hurricane slowly weakened moved north atlantic_ocean missing newfoundland maintaining winds mph wind gusts reached mph heavy fishing damage reported affecting island baker transitioned extratropical storm lasted day dissipating south greenland tropical storm dissipating cold stalled northeastern atlantic_ocean september northeast azores day closed circulation developed quickly independent based uniform thermal structure ship reports region gale force winds near center estimated system tropical storm early september day system moved west southwestward cyclones region september september storm turned southeast reaching estimated peak winds mph based ship observations moving slowly northern azores storm produced winds mph slowly weakened late september system degraded tropical depression day system interacting approaching cold indicating depression transitioned extratropical cyclone utc storm moved ashore southwestern tip portugal gale force winds storm turned northwest dissipating september southwestern france hurricane charlie september tropical wave moved eastern caribbean_sea spawning tropical depression near hispaniola early september tracked west northwestward low dropped heavy rainfall peaking puerto_rico puerto_rico rains caused landslides affected seven towns notably island second largest city buildings destroyed floods left people homeless took refuge red_cross shelter overall flooding island killed people left moderate damage million usd million usd affecting puerto_rico low continued organize subsequently struck dominican_republic september circulation disrupted crossing hispaniola reorganized near turks islands tropical storm charlie reaching islands september charlie attained hurricane status continued northwest motion weather_bureau advised small craft remain port southeastern united_states coast hurricane turned north northeast september hurricane hunters recorded peak winds mph briefly threatened bermuda prompting united_states_air_force evacuate fleet charlie ultimately northwest bermuda later began weakening september turned eastward later day transitioned extratropical cyclone remnants lasted days dissipating southeast newfoundland tropical storm dog september tropical wave spawned tropical storm east lesser antilles given dog storm moved northwestward entire duration september hurricane_hunters observed winds mph indicated dog strengthened hurricane intensity plane estimated winds mph unable locate closed center circulation approaching hurricane status dog began marked weakening trend winds mph september continuing weaken storm dissipated september weather_bureau advised ships avoid storm overall dog affect land hurricane hunters reported defined circulation possibility dog tropical cyclone report season assessed dog remained tropical wave tropical storm september tropical wave moved west coast africa estimated closed circulation developed day suggesting formation tropical depression september island cape_verde recorded winds mph system passing southwest minimum pressure mbar inhg ship reports mph winds indicate system reached peak winds mph minimal tropical storm turned north september likely weakened observations sparse september system lost circulation degenerated open trough hurricane easy october tropical depression formed east antigua near previous hurricane developed depression proceeded northward detected hurricane_hunters october day plane flew easy reported peak winds mph indicating storm rapidly intensified time reached peak intensity hurricane turned sharply east later began south quickly strengthened easy began weaken aircraft reported winds mph october storm headed southwest ultimately dissipating october southwest formed easy affected land hurricane fox strongest tropical cyclone season formed october caribbean_sea northwest coast colombia believed moved northwestward intensifying tropical storm october hurricane following day fox subsequently turned north intensifying major hurricane passed west late october cyclone struck small island archipelago los south cuba struck island peak winds mph island reported minimum pressure mbar inhg shortly fox crossed mainland coast cuba west weakened crossing island hurricane fox crossed cuba rural area dominated sugar plantations heavy damage reported mills town hurricane destroyed homes damaged island strongest winds downed large trees washed large freighter ashore heavy rainfall affected extreme eastern western end island peak near havana rains flooded low lying areas caused rivers exceed banks cuba hurricane fox injured people killed heavy damage totaling million usd million usd fox strongest hurricanes strike country crossing cuba fox emerged atlantic_ocean winds mph crossing central turning eastward bahamas hurricane dropped rainfall strong winds caused severe crop damage leaving crop destroyed briefly major hurricane fox began steady weakening trend turned abruptly north northwest followed turn northeast october fox absorbed cold west southwest bermuda tropical storm cold stalled north november spawning extratropical storm day system strengthened moving northward attaining gale force winds november large system ship vicinity reported pressure mbar inhg observation warm environment gale force winds suggested system tropical storm november system likely subtropical cyclone structure turning west northwest dissipating cold storm reached peak winds mph november region steered storm south east circle weakening slightly system briefly transitioned extratropical storm november dissipating later day storm names names storms season final time storm names taken alphabet names designate tropical cyclones marked gray
1952 Atlantic hurricane season