The 1947 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
5 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
88
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
144 mph
1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane
Landfalling
8
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 1947 season went

The 1947 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 88. The strongest was 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane at 144 mph / 938 mb. 8 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — July 31 – August 2, 1947Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 9–16, 1947Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 18–27, 1947Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 11947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane — September 4–21, 19471947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #5 — September 7–9, 1947Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — September 20–26, 1947Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed storm #7 — October 5–9, 1947Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — October 8–11, 1947Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed hurricane #9 — October 8–16, 1947Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #10 — October 17–22, 1947Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 3

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 1947

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jul 31 – Aug 2TS 52 mph—yes1.1
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 9 – Aug 16Cat 2 109 mph977 mbyes7.5
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 18 – Aug 27Cat 1 81 mph984 mbyes5.8
1947 Fort Lauderdale HurricaneSep 4 – Sep 21Cat 4 144 mph938 mbFlorida, Bahamas, Louisiana41.4
Unnamed storm #5Sep 7 – Sep 9TS 58 mph—yes0.9
Unnamed storm #6Sep 20 – Sep 26TS 63 mph987 mbyes3.0
Unnamed storm #7Oct 5 – Oct 9TS 58 mph—yes0.5
Unnamed storm #8Oct 8 – Oct 11TS 58 mph——2.9
Unnamed hurricane #9Oct 8 – Oct 16Cat 2 104 mph966 mbyes11.2
Unnamed hurricane #10Oct 17 – Oct 22Cat 3 121 mph961 mb—14.3
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