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1941 Atlantic hurricane season

1941 Atlantic hurricane season
Map of storm tracks over the northeast Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. Six storms hit regions including Florida, Texas, and northern Central America, often veering northeast after hitting land.
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed September 11, 1941
Last system dissipated October 22, 1941
Strongest storm
Name "Two"
 • Maximum winds 125 mph (205 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure 942 mbar (hPa; 27.82 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms 6
Hurricanes 4
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)		 3
Total fatalities 63
Total damage $10 million (1941 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
One 1941-09-12 weather map.jpg 1941 Atlantic tropical storm 1 track.png
Duration September 11 – September 16
Peak intensity 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min)  1001 mbar (hPa)
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane September 24, 1941 weather map.jpg 1941 Atlantic hurricane 2 track.png
Duration September 17 – September 25
Peak intensity 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min)  942 mbar (hPa)
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Three 1941-09-22 weather map.jpg 1941 Atlantic hurricane 3 track.png
Duration September 18 – September 25
Peak intensity 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min)  978 mbar (hPa)
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
1941 Central American hurricane track.png 
Duration September 23 – September 30
Peak intensity 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 957 mbar (hPa)
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
1941 Florida hurricane Daily Weather Map.jpg 1941 Atlantic hurricane 5 track.png
Duration October 3 – October 12
Peak intensity 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min)  962 mbar (hPa)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Two 1941-10-20 weather map.jpg 1941 Atlantic tropical storm 6 track.png
Duration October 15 – October 22
Peak intensity 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1002 mbar (hPa)

The 1941 Atlantic hurricane season was the period during 1941 in which tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic Basin. It was a relatively inactive hurricane season, with only six known storms. It officially began on June 16, 1941, and lasted until November 1, 1941. These dates delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic basin. Of the six cyclones, four attained hurricane status, and three became major hurricanes. The active season had an abnormally late start; the first system formed on September 11, nearly three months after the official beginning date. The season was also short-lived, as all six storms developed in rapid succession. On September 23, three hurricanes existed simultaneously in the Atlantic basin.

In total, the season resulted in about 63 fatalities and over $10 million in damages. The first and last storms of the season were largely insignificant, although the second, fourth, and fifth storms had considerable effects. Two hurricanes struck the United States: a major hurricane that struck Texas and Louisiana in late September, disrupting the Louisiana Maneuvers, and Hurricane Five, which made two landfalls in Florida, the first of which was near Miami at Category 2 intensity, inflicting widespread damage. Another major storm—Hurricane Four—traversed the Caribbean before striking the Nicaragua–Honduras border at Category 4 intensity, leaving 47 men dead at sea.

The first storm of the 1941 season formed on September 11 in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This was an abnormally late start to an Atlantic hurricane season: only on two other occasions between 1887 and 1941 had no storms developed prior to September 11. The storm moved slowly in a generally westward direction for the next few days, peaking as a moderate tropical storm with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). It then weakened until it made landfall along the northern Texas coast between Galveston and Port Arthur as a tropical depression, where it caused only minor damage. Near 0600 UTC on September 16, the storm deteriorated into a depression, and dissipated a few hours later.


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