The 1948 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
6 hurricanes · 4 major
Atlantic ACE
95
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
September 1948 Florida Hurricane
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 1948 season went

The 1948 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 95. The strongest was September 1948 Florida Hurricane at 132 mph / 940 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — May 22–29, 1948Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — July 7–11, 1948Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — August 26 – September 5, 1948Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed storm #4 — August 30 – September 1, 1948Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 1–6, 1948Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 11948 Bermuda–Newfoundland Hurricane — September 4–17, 19481948 Bermuda–Newfoundland Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #7 — September 7–10, 1948Unnamed storm #7 TSSeptember 1948 Florida Hurricane — September 18–26, 1948September 1948 Florida Hurricane Cat 41948 Miami Hurricane — October 3–16, 19481948 Miami Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #10 — November 8–11, 1948Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 1

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 1948

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 22 – May 29TS 52 mph——2.5
Unnamed storm #2Jul 7 – Jul 11TS 40 mph—yes0.4
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 26 – Sep 5Cat 3 121 mph——18.7
Unnamed storm #4Aug 30 – Sep 1TS 58 mph1007 mbyes1.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 1 – Sep 6Cat 1 81 mph983 mbyes2.9
1948 Bermuda–Newfoundland HurricaneSep 4 – Sep 17Cat 4 132 mph——22.3
Unnamed storm #7Sep 7 – Sep 10TS 63 mph——2.2
September 1948 Florida HurricaneSep 18 – Sep 26Cat 4 132 mph940 mbFlorida, Mayabeque, Cuba20.8
1948 Miami HurricaneOct 3 – Oct 16Cat 3 127 mph971 mbPinar del Río, Cuba, Florida, Bermuda20.6
Unnamed hurricane #10Nov 8 – Nov 11Cat 1 75 mph990 mb—3.3
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