The 1946 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems

Atlantic storms
7
4 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
20
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
98 mph
Unnamed hurricane #4
Landfalling
5
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1946 season went

The 1946 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 20. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #4 at 98 mph / 975 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — June 13–16, 1946Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — July 5–10, 1946Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed storm #3 — August 25–26, 1946Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed hurricane #4 — September 12–17, 1946Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #5 — October 1–6, 1946Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 11946 Florida Hurricane — October 5–14, 19461946 Florida Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed storm #7 — October 31 – November 3, 1946Unnamed storm #7 TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1946

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 13 – Jun 16TS 40 mph——0.9
Unnamed hurricane #2Jul 5 – Jul 10Cat 1 81 mph1005 mbyes4.1
Unnamed storm #3Aug 25 – Aug 26TS 40 mph—yes0.5
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 12 – Sep 17Cat 2 98 mph975 mbyes6.0
Unnamed hurricane #5Oct 1 – Oct 6Cat 1 92 mph——1.5
1946 Florida HurricaneOct 5 – Oct 14Cat 2 98 mph977 mbPinar del Río, Cuba, Florida6.0
Unnamed storm #7Oct 31 – Nov 3TS 46 mph1002 mbyes0.7
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