1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 12–24, 1944

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Oct 18

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

937 mb

Landfalls

Florida

Lifetime

12.0 d

Oct 12 – Oct 24

Distance

4,399 mi

7,078 km

ACE

22.2

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane

The 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1944 Atlantic season. It formed on October 12, 1944, 234 mi SSE of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb on October 18, 1944, and made landfall 2 times — first at 24.6°N, 82.9°W on October 18, 1944 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph). Later landfalls: near Osprey, Florida on October 19, 1944 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on October 14, 1944). The storm lasted 12.0 days and travelled about 4,399 miles (7,078 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 18, 1944 · 21:00 UTC	at 24.6°N, 82.9°W	Cat 3 121 mph	949 mb
October 19, 1944 · 07:00 UTC	near Osprey, Florida	Cat 2 104 mph	962 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Havana, Havana, Cuba	39 mi	Oct 18 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 4 130 mph
Tampa, Florida	12 mi	Oct 19 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 1 93 mph
Orlando, Florida	40 mi	Oct 19 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 1 83 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	direct hit	Oct 19 · 20:00 UTC	TS 67 mph
Greensboro, North Carolina	64 mi	Oct 20 · 18:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Raleigh, North Carolina	direct hit	Oct 20 · 19:00 UTC	TS 51 mph
West Raleigh, North Carolina	direct hit	Oct 20 · 19:00 UTC	TS 51 mph
Durham, North Carolina	26 mi	Oct 20 · 19:00 UTC	TS 51 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia	45 mi	Oct 21 · 01:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	18 mi	Oct 22 · 06:00 UTC	TS 52 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 51 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 12 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	16.0°N 80.5°W	open ocean
Oct 12 18:00	TS	40 mph	—	16.4°N 80.6°W	open ocean
Oct 13 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	16.8°N 80.7°W	175 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 13 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	17.1°N 80.8°W	153 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 13 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	17.4°N 80.9°W	132 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 13 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	17.6°N 80.9°W	118 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 14 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	976 mb	17.8°N 80.8°W	106 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 14 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	17.9°N 80.7°W	102 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 14 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	18.0°N 80.6°W	98 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 14 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	18.1°N 80.6°W	92 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 15 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	18.2°N 80.5°W	88 mi SSE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Oct 15 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	18.3°N 80.5°W	82 mi SSE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Oct 15 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	18.5°N 80.8°W	61 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 15 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	18.7°N 81.3°W	41 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 16 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.0°N 81.7°W	29 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 16 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.2°N 82.1°W	48 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 16 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.4°N 82.4°W	67 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 16 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.5°N 82.7°W	86 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	19.6°N 82.9°W	99 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	19.7°N 82.9°W	101 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	20.0°N 82.9°W	107 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 17 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	20.6°N 82.9°W	89 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	21.4°N 82.9°W	34 mi S of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	22.2°N 82.9°W	22 mi NNW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 18 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	937 mb	23.1°N 83.0°W	17 mi WNW of Mariel, Artemisa, Cuba
Oct 18 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	949 mb	24.0°N 82.9°W	68 mi NNW of Havana, Havana, Cuba
Oct 18 21:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	121 mph	949 mb	24.6°N 82.9°W	70 mi W of Key West, Florida
Oct 19 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	25.3°N 82.7°W	76 mi SW of Marco Island, Florida
Oct 19 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	962 mb	26.9°N 82.6°W	15 mi SW of South Venice, Florida
Oct 19 07:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	962 mb	27.2°N 82.5°W	near Gulf Gate Estates, Florida
Oct 19 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	968 mb	28.4°N 82.1°W	13 mi NNE of Zephyrhills, Florida
Oct 19 18:00	TS	69 mph	976 mb	29.8°N 81.7°W	11 mi NNW of Palatka, Florida
Oct 20 00:00	TS	63 mph	980 mb	31.2°N 81.4°W	near Saint Simon Mills, Georgia
Oct 20 06:00	TS	58 mph	985 mb	32.4°N 81.0°W	14 mi NW of Bluffton, South Carolina
Oct 20 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	988 mb	33.7°N 80.5°W	18 mi SSW of Sumter, South Carolina
Oct 20 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	993 mb	35.4°N 79.0°W	12 mi ESE of Sanford, North Carolina
Oct 21 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	996 mb	37.1°N 76.9°W	16 mi SW of Williamsburg, Virginia
Oct 21 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	38.3°N 75.0°W	11 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Oct 21 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	39.4°N 73.3°W	61 mi SE of Toms River, New Jersey
Oct 21 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	40.7°N 70.8°W	61 mi SSE of Newport, Rhode Island
Oct 22 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	42.7°N 67.4°W	154 mi ESE of Brunswick, Maine
Oct 22 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	44.9°N 63.5°W	near Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Oct 22 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	47.5°N 59.5°W	93 mi NNE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Oct 22 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	50.5°N 56.5°W	115 mi NNW of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Oct 23 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	54.0°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Oct 23 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	57.0°N 52.0°W	open ocean
Oct 23 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	59.5°N 50.0°W	open ocean
Oct 23 18:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	61.5°N 47.0°W	open ocean
Oct 24 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	63.0°N 43.5°W	open ocean
Oct 24 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	64.5°N 39.0°W	open ocean
Oct 24 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	66.0°N 34.0°W	open ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane make landfall?

1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane made landfall 2 times: at 24.6°N, 82.9°W on October 18, 1944 at 21:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds; near Osprey, Florida on October 19, 1944 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds.

What category was 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane?

At its peak on October 18, 1944, 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 937 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane last?

12.0 days, from October 12, 1944 to October 24, 1944, including 144 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,399 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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