1942 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1942 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
August 3, 1942 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 11, 1942 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Three |
| • Maximum winds |
115 mph (185 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
950 mbar (hPa; 28.05 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
13 |
| Total storms |
11 |
| Hurricanes |
4 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
17 |
| Total damage |
$30.6 million (1942 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 3 – August 5 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 17 – August 23 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 23 – September 1 |
| Peak intensity |
115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 950 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 25 – September 3 |
| Peak intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 15 – September 23 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 18 – September 21 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 27 – September 29 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1010 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 30 – October 4 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 10 – October 11 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
The 1942 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1942, and lasted until October 31, 1942. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1942 season was near average. A few storms of note were two Category 1 storms striking north and central Texas and a Category 2 hitting Belize. Most of the rest of the season's storms stayed out to sea. Only 1 major hurricane formed during the season and the only other landfall was a weak tropical storm that struck the Outer Banks as a tropical depression.
On August 1, a low-pressure area was first detected in the vicinity of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. However, data at the time was not conclusively indicative of a tropical cyclone. The tropical low was later analyzed to have sufficiently organized to be classified as a tropical depression by 0000 UTC on August 3, as it moved westward in the Gulf of Honduras. Six hours later, the depression was estimated to have intensified into a tropical storm based on barometric readings from Tela, Honduras and Belize City. Shortly after, the tropical storm made its first landfall on British Honduras with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). The tropical cyclone weakened to tropical depression intensity during its trek over the Yucatán Peninsula before emerging into the Bay of Campeche on August 4. Over water, the storm was able to reintensify further and attained a peak intensity at 0600 UTC the following day with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h). Three hours later, the storm made its final landfall south of Tampico, Mexico at the same intensity, before weakening over the mountainous terrain of Mexico and dissipating late on August 5.
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