atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season featured tropical cyclone month june season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin tropical cyclones storms attained hurricane status storms intensified major hurricanes category higher modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale operationally believed weak tropical disturbance formed southeast bahamas moved northwest georgia coast near savannah system later excluded seventh tropical cyclone operationally considered tropical cyclone later added sixth eighth systems designated dog easy real time respectively intense tropical cyclones season peaking category hurricane minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg caused deaths usd damage bringing strong winds rough seas heavy rainfall cuba florida eighth hurricane left fatalities million damage ninth hurricane assigned fox brought similar impact cuba florida weeks later tropical cyclone killed people flooding dominican_republic collectively storms season left million damage fatalities season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclogenesis began april months official start season total tropical storms strengthened hurricanes hurricanes deepened major hurricanes category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale tropical disturbances detected operationally struck united_states winds mph greater tropical systems affected islands remained open ocean affected country winds tropical storm intensity hurricanes landfall united_states storms winds mph largely remained sea collectively storms season left million damage fatalities strongest storms season attained category intensity major hurricanes formed western caribbean_sea affected united_states late september october minimal hurricane struck southern louisiana september causing tides winds mph new_orleans minimal tropical storm landfall near july intense hurricane attained category strength produced extensive damage mph wind gusts bermuda mid september category hurricane struck florida keys september resulting million damages state passage week hurricane affected region category storm crossing cuba winds mph direct fatalities occurred united_states largely improved evacuations adherence warnings advisories 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 calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding mph tropical storm strength storms tropical storm broad area low pressure central caribbean_sea developed tropical depression early circulation moved northward landfall southwest haiti utc winds mph day system crossed hispaniola turks islands winds unchanged turning northeast strengthened tropical storm utc southwest atlantic shortly afterward tropical cyclone turned north storm forward motion slowed crawl hours storm attained estimated peak intensity mph reported reconnaissance aircraft ships reported gale force winds day cyclone started weaken system began accelerate northward system diminished tropical depression shortly prior dissipation tropical system brought heavy precipitation hispaniola widespread flooding took place region dominican_republic capital city santo domingo known impacted significantly rain fell hours bridges swept away city rest country people went missing estimated people died storm ranks deadliest atlantic tropical cyclone form season tropical storm nearly months inactivity area disturbed weather developed northern gulf_of_mexico area organized tropical depression north central gulf mexico july depression strengthened slightly weak tropical storm early july peaked maximum sustained winds mph hours later system landfall east pensacola florida quickly weakened depression moved inland remnants moved north southeastern alabama july circulation dissipated southern tennessee july system produced minimal effects florida panhandle winds mph measured pensacola passage thunderstorm tropical cyclone caused heavy precipitation northern florida southern alabama southern georgia overall damage minimal hurricane able strong tropical storm named able real time identified august northeast ship reports indicated winds force likely able formed farther east possibly cape_verde type hurricane tropical cyclone quickly intensified hurricane continued steadily progress northwest storm strengthened category hurricane august turning west northwestward continued intensify cyclone peaked mph category hurricane utc august measured reconnaissance aircraft flight forward motion slowed august began weaken turned north august tropical system weakened minimal hurricane accelerated northeast august storm soon extratropical striking southern newfoundland september days system slowly weakened remnants turned east dissipating south southern iceland september anticipation storm posted hurricane warnings august tropical cyclone began turn north center expected pass near cape_hatteras high tides occurred north_carolina coastline prompted evacuations precautions area remnants storm brought strong winds atlantic_canada nova scotia storm severely disrupted electricity communications halifax sydney trees uprooted falling streets cars newfoundland wind gust strong mph observed community port port hard hit structures damaged included store lost roof church storm completely destroyed port port suffered damage shore number pleasure crafts wrecked structures trees boats impacted destroyed province communities south coast newfoundland collectively experienced damage overall storm left damage canada tropical storm baker august tropical storm named baker real time detected east barbados ship reported high easterly seas winds force initially observed baker peak maximum sustained winds mph small system moved rapidly westward slowly weakened marginal tropical cyclone august morning september baker passed martinique reconnaissance aircraft mission reported minimum pressure mbar inhg subsequent missions failed detect center circulation tropical cyclone quickly degenerated tropical depression baker dissipated eastern caribbean_sea september storm brought heavy rainfall eastern caribbean islands beneficial puerto_rico water supplies crops hurricane charlie area disturbed weather organized mph tropical storm named charlie air weather service real time september western gulf_of_mexico morning september poorly defined center moved northeast charlie gradually intensified attained hurricane intensity september slowly accelerated upper gulf_coast rapidly reached peak intensity mph crossed coastline west louisiana september center moved inland parish weakening tropical cyclone diminished strong tropical storm prior moving southern mississippi charlie continued weaken fell tropical depression intensity september remnants turned north circulation dissipated northwestern indiana september september advised residents storm expected strike land midnight forward motion increased mph weather service noted high tides expected mississippi_river pensacola center predicted pass east new_orleans west shortly dawn people left homes parish took shelter courthouse school buildings winds increased city officials new_orleans ordered people evacuate wartime housing project auditorium shelter offshore oil drilling platforms equipment destroyed high seas near island mainland inundated roadways southeastern louisiana beans destroyed north sugar cane corn flattened especially jefferson parishes crops suffered damage southeastern mississippi hurricane produced gusts mph airport tides ranged coast mississippi maximum tide reached new_orleans winds caused damage small boats trees power communication lines remnants hurricane brought rainfall far inland including precipitation observed detroit michigan total damage united_states reached hurricane dog tropical wave moved west coast africa september designated tropical storm dog real time following day cyclone tracked general westward path initial stages gradually intensified reaching tropical storm intensity shortly development hurricane intensity day later reaching roughly equal lesser antilles dog began curve northward track bringing near bermuda peak intensity category hurricane september hurricane began accelerate northeastward weaken dog newfoundland transitioning extratropical cyclone september remnants persisted additional day storm making landfall dog disrupted numerous shipping lanes inflicted damage bermuda newfoundland hurricane brought winds excess mph downing power lines trees property damage resulted strong winds totaling passing west bermuda tropical cyclone tracked numerous shipping lanes ships leicester encountered hurricane stricken open waters people rescued ships people perished died beginning september hurricane tracked east newfoundland producing heavy rainfall land precipitation flooded roads caused streams overflow additional areas island person killed overall hurricane caused fatalities tropical storm seven operationally storm considered tropical cyclone late september extratropical system transitioned tropical storm northeast bermuda storm curved northwestward peaked maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg turning northward northeastward storm began losing tropical characteristics reverted extratropical cyclone september situated southwest nova scotia remnants continued northeastward dissipating offshore newfoundland hurricane easy eighth storm designated tropical storm easy real time developed tropical wave caribbean_sea september early day easy strengthened hurricane moving westward curved northwestward continued september system turned northward later day landfall cuba category hurricane modern day saffir simpson hurricane wind scale landfall occurred cuba early day south severe destruction reported island winds mph observed havana buildings destroyed deaths occurred damage totaled million sources estimate million dollars emerging september easy resumed intensification striking near key florida winds mph early september system peaked category hurricane sustained winds mph shortly landfall occurred near intensity severe damage reported state strong winds storm considered worst state homes severely damaged destroyed businesses demolished suffered impact deaths million damage half inflicted crops storm rapidly weakened crossing state emerged atlantic_ocean category hurricane later september slight fluctuations intensity occurred hurricane extratropical early september located northwest bermuda remnants accelerated east northeastward continued weaken dissipating hundreds miles east newfoundland september late september tropical depression september westward moving tropical wave near lesser antilles began appearing historical weather map reconnaissance aircraft flight system central caribbean_sea indicated wind gusts mph circulation separate fight september noted complete search area shows organized circle storm open west northwest circulation detected westerly winds reported making likely tropical depression developed day western caribbean subsequently depression moved northern yucatán_peninsula disrupted poorly defined circulation october system entered gulf_of_mexico began open trough october cold air development hurricane fox western caribbean prevented generation remnants continued northeastward deepened producing strong coasts north_carolina virginia possible remnants lasted october absorbed fox hurricane fox october tropical depression developed northwestern caribbean_sea storm intensified tropical storm designated tropical storm fox real time early october hours later storm hurricane fox significantly deepened peaking category intensity maximum sustained winds mph early october time fox landfall cuba fox crossed island emerged hours later late october hurricane landfall florida winds mph near hours later fox emerged atlantic_ocean near early october storm moved northeastward later curved east northeast late october fox landfall bermuda winds mph fox weakened days later executed large cyclonic loop october extratropical east southeast newfoundland cuba homes cattle swept away flash flooding deaths injuries attributed tropical cyclone damage country reached million storm brought strong winds florida sustained wind speed mph naval air station key west heavy rainfall exceeding miami tornadoes contributed damage state homes severely damaged destroyed buildings demolished overall damage florida reached million deaths injuries bermuda buildings sides structures knocked electrical light wires telephone lines toppled island damage totaled million hurricane george tropical storm developed midway bermuda puerto_rico november designated george real time storm moved quickly west northwestward early november george believed reached hurricane intensity reconnaissance aircraft flights recorded small area winds ranging mph peaking category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg george curved north northwestward later day hurricane began disorganized weakened tropical storm early november george degenerated area disturbed weather located east virginia hurricane threatened coast north_carolina november hurricane warnings issued cape cape storms addition systems tropical storm tropical depression tropical cyclones failed strengthen tropical depression intensity weak broad low pressure area associated trough developed tropical depression northeast lesser antilles april barometric pressure mbar inhg observed day depression moved northward stationary april trough day tropical depression developed northward moving tropical wave july depression continued northward determined system landfall florida panhandle dissipating august tampa recorded minute sustained wind speed mph july august tropical depression formed area disturbed weather offshore mid-atlantic system moved rapidly northeastward extratropical early august tropical storm based barometric pressure mbar inhg observed ship shortly extratropical transition september trough low pressure developed tropical depression western gulf_of_mexico unfavorable conditions caused depression dissipated following day season effects
1948 Atlantic hurricane season