Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 4–17, 1948
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
The 1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1948 Atlantic season. It formed on September 4, 1948, 186 mi W of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on September 13, 1948, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 12, 1948). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 6,878 miles (11,066 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.3°N 20.2°W | 186 mi W of Dakar, Senegal |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.2°N 21.3°W | 156 mi ESE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.2°N 22.4°W | 90 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.3°N 23.6°W | 44 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.4°N 24.8°W | 40 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.5°N 26.0°W | 104 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.6°N 27.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.8°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.0°N 30.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.2°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.5°N 32.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.0°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.6°N 35.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.2°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.4°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.6°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.0°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.5°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.4°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.4°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.6°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 22.9°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.0°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 24.6°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 25.4°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 26.8°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 28.5°N 64.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 29.8°N 65.2°W | 174 mi S of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 31.0°N 65.8°W | 108 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 32.3°N 65.8°W | 59 mi W of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 33.7°N 65.5°W | 105 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 35.1°N 64.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 36.5°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 38.5°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 40.3°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 42.0°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 44.6°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 47.1°N 48.8°W | 186 mi E of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 49.8°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 53.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 56.3°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 58.3°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 60.0°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 61.5°N 14.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 62.5°N 6.0°W | 42 mi NE of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland Hurricane.
At its peak on September 13, 1948, 1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
13.3 days, from September 4, 1948 to September 17, 1948, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,878 miles.
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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