1948 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1948 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 22, 1948 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 11, 1948 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Six and Eight |
| • Maximum winds |
130 mph (215 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Hurricanes |
6 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
4 |
| Total fatalities |
112 |
| Total damage |
$28.8 million (1948 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 22 – May 29 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 7 – July 11 |
| Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 26 – September 5 (Extratropical on September 1)
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| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 983 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 30 – September 1 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 1 – September 6 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 983 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 4 – September 17 (Extratropical on September 15)
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| Peak intensity |
130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 940 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
September 7 – September 10 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 993 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 18 – September 26 (Extratropical on September 24)
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| Peak intensity |
130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 3 – October 16 |
| Peak intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 971 mbar (hPa) |
The 1948 Atlantic hurricane season featured the first tropical cyclone before the month of June since 1940. The season officially began on June 15, 1948, and lasted until November 15, 1948. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. There were 10 tropical cyclones; six storms attained hurricane status, and four storms intensified into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Operationally, it was believed that a weak tropical disturbance formed over the southeast Bahamas in May and moved northwest into the Georgia coast near Savannah. This system was later excluded from HURDAT. The seventh tropical cyclone was not operationally considered a tropical cyclone, but was later added to HURDAT.
The sixth and eighth systems, designated as Dog and Easy by the Air Weather Service in real time, respectively, were the most intense tropical cyclones of the season, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with a minimum barometric pressure of 940 mbar (27.76 inHg). The former caused eight deaths and $400,000 (1948 USD) in damage after bringing strong winds, rough seas, and heavy rainfall to Bermuda and Atlantic Canada. In Cuba and Florida, the eighth hurricane left 13 fatalities and at least $14 million in damage. The ninth hurricane, assigned the name Fox by the Air Weather Service, brought similar impact to Cuba and Florida about two weeks later. In May, the first tropical cyclone killed 80 people from flooding in the Dominican Republic. Collectively, the storms of this season left around $28.8 million in damage and 112 fatalities.
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