1944 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1944 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
|
| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
July 13, 1944 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 3, 1944 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
"Great Atlantic" |
| • Maximum winds |
145 mph (230 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
933 mbar (hPa; 27.55 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
21 |
| Total storms |
14 |
| Hurricanes |
8 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
3 |
| Total fatalities |
1,156 |
| Total damage |
$202 million (1944 USD) |
|
|
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
|
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
July 13 – July 18 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
July 24 – July 27 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
July 30 – August 4 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 16 – August 24 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 973 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 18 – August 23 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 9 – September 11 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
Before September 9 – September 15 |
| Peak intensity |
145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 933 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 19 – September 22 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 21 – September 26 |
| Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1944, and lasted until October 31, 1944. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1944 season was an active season: the accumulated cyclone energy index was 104, and the season featured eight hurricanes, of which three were major storms. A major August hurricane struck near Kingston, Jamaica, causing severe damage as it crossed the island to Montego Bay. A large and potent hurricane, known as the Great Atlantic hurricane, attained Category 4—possibly even Category 5—intensity and then struck the Eastern Seaboard, though only at Category 2 strength, in September. Another large and intense hurricane in October destroyed many coastal villages as it made landfall in Cuba, bringing sustained winds of 140 miles per hour (230 km/h) to Havana, though it greatly weakened by the time it struck the United States near the Dry Tortugas and Sarasota, Florida.
A tropical depression formed early on July 13 just north of the Dominican Republic. Moving generally northwestward, the newly formed cyclone became a tropical storm at 00 UTC the next day, while centered about 50 mi (80 km) north of Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Paralleling The Bahamas, the cyclone slowly strengthened over the next few days, its track gradually bending more to the north. At 06 UTC on July 16, the storm attained hurricane intensity about 220 miles (350 km) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Once over the Gulf Stream off the Georgia coast, it then recurved, peaking at 80 mph (130 km/h) at 00 UTC on August 17. The storm passed between the U.S. and Bermuda and became extratropical as it entered the North Atlantic.
...
Wikipedia
