hurricane fox hurricane fox strongest deadliest tropical cyclone average atlantic hurricane season seventh tropical storm sixth atlantic hurricane major hurricane season fox small intense caribbean storm developed northwest colombia southern caribbean_sea moved steadily northwest intensifying tropical storm october day rapidly strengthened hurricane turned north cyclone attained peak winds mph struck del coast fox landfall cuba maximum intensity producing peak gusts mph weakened land strengthened turned east bahamas october weakened took erratic path dissipating west southwest bermuda october hurricane fox second intense hurricane strike cuba hurricane atlantic hurricane season originally believed second category hurricane cuba prior atlantic hurricane time cyclone produced fourth lowest pressure cuban hurricane hurricanes intense hurricane fox killed people island causing severe crop damages rural areas hurricane ruined percent crops bahamas archipelago fox produced wind gusts excess mph total damages reached million cuba fox second hurricane hit land season hurricane able struck south_carolina meteorological history october tropical depression formed caribbean_sea miles northwest colombia fox believed developed low pressure area operationally detected october system steadily advanced northwest gradually intensified october reconnaissance mission flew system reporting sustained winds excess mph time system estimated strengthened tropical storm fox cyclone continued reached equivalent category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale miles southeast honduras hurricane rapidly intensified turned north october strengthening attain winds correspond modern day major hurricane storm category status higher saffir simpson hurricane scale late october cyclone struck small island archipelago los south maximum sustained winds near mph island weather station recorded minimum pressure mbar inhg cyclone crossed mainland coast cuba west weakened crossed island early october hurricane fox entered atlantic_ocean crossed central turned east bahamas october hurricane briefly intensified crossed center ill defined cyclone quickly weakened turned north took erratic northeast turn weakened tropical storm october system gained extratropical characteristics merged polar frontal boundary dissipated west southwest bermuda october preparations advisories coordination havana weather bureau credited reduced deaths cuba weather observations readily available cuban meteorological stations october cyclone hurricane force winds expected remain florida east coast gale force winds anticipated florida accordingly storm warnings issued florida florida military aircraft transported safer locations stored rivers hotels resorts boarded barrier islands bahamas received warnings advance hurricane hurricane turned quickly east reduced threat impact aircraft flight storm experienced severe wind driven rain reportedly stripped paint plane surfaces result storm people injured cuba severe damage properties crops occurred rural areas structures destroyed japanese freighter washed ashore reefs near crew survived ship disabled storm fringes storm produced heavy rainfall cuba flooding low areas causing rivers overflow banks strong winds uprooted large trees winds mph reported city buildings demolished sugar mills island damaged hurricane fox hurricane fox killed people cuba caused million damages cyclone produced peak winds mph nassau bahamas causing reported damage crops damaged high winds heavy precipitation percent crops destroyed storm man attempted secretly seed weaken storm missing presumed dead plane disappeared miami florida multiple searches unsuccessful early 1950s atlantic tropical cyclones named alphabet hurricane fox final atlantic tropical cyclone designated naming system female list tropical cyclone names utilized atlantic hurricane season stronger del hurricane hurricane fox cuba second intense landfall hurricane struck island originally hurricane believed category hurricane prior atlantic hurricane fox second category landfall cuba hurricane time fox fourth intense hurricane strike cuba terms atmospheric pressure storms stronger point life spans
Hurricane Fox (1952)