1943 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1943 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
July 25, 1943 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 26, 1943 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Three |
| • Maximum winds |
140 mph (220 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
11 |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Hurricanes |
5 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
20 |
| Total damage |
$17.439 million (1943 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
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| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
July 25 – July 30 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 967 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 13 – August 19 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 19 – August 25 |
| Peak intensity |
140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 1 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 13 – September 15 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 15 – September 20 |
| Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 28 – October 1 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 1 – October 3 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 11 – October 17 |
| Peak intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1943 Atlantic hurricane season marked the first deliberate reconnaissance aircraft flights into tropical cyclones. The season officially lasted from June 16 to October 31, which was, at the time, considered the most likely period for tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic Ocean. A total of ten storms from 1943 are listed in the Atlantic hurricane database, and an eleventh system that affected Florida and Georgia has been identified as a probable tropical depression. The first system of the year, dubbed the "Surprise hurricane", caused severe damage throughout Texas and Louisiana in June, partially because information about its approach was censored in the fray of World War II; the storm caused 19 deaths and $17 million in damage. A major hurricane in mid-August produced hurricane-force winds in Bermuda, and several other storms throughout the year resulted in strong winds there. In September, a hurricane impacted the western Gulf Coast of the United States, then a tropical storm struck the Mid-Atlantic. The two storms resulted in $419,000 and $20,000 in damage, respectively; one death was attributed to the latter system. In mid-October, a strong hurricane resulted in flooding and damage to crops throughout the Caribbean.
An area of low pressure was first observed over the Southeastern United States and eastern Gulf of Mexico on June 23. It tracked west-northwest and, in conjunction with surface observations along the Louisiana coastline, was found to have organized into a tropical storm by 18:00 UTC on July 25 while situated about 110 mi (175 km) southeast of the Mississippi Delta. The nascent cyclone rapidly intensified thereafter, attaining hurricane intensity by 18:00 UTC on June 26 and reaching its peak as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) early the following morning. The compact hurricane moved ashore the coastline of Texas near Galveston Bay at 18:00 UTC on July 7, around which time it was intercepted by the first reconnaissance aircraft to intentionally fly into a tropical cyclone. The storm weakened once inland and dissipated about 60 mi (95 km/h) early of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex by 00:00 UTC on July 30.
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