1949 Florida Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 23 – September 1, 1949

Peak wind

132 mph

213 km/h · Aug 26

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

954 mb

Landfalls

Florida

Lifetime

9.5 d

Aug 23 – Sep 1

Distance

5,549 mi

8,928 km

ACE

14.1

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 1949 Florida Hurricane

The 1949 Florida Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1949 Atlantic season. It formed on August 23, 1949, 136 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb on August 26, 1949, and made landfall near Lake Worth Beach, Florida on August 26, 1949 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph). It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 26, 1949). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 5,549 miles (8,928 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 26, 1949 · 23:00 UTC	near Lake Worth Beach, Florida	Cat 4 132 mph	954 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Miami, Florida	53 mi	Aug 26 · 21:00 UTC	Cat 4 132 mph
Orlando, Florida	52 mi	Aug 27 · 11:00 UTC	Cat 1 79 mph
Tampa, Florida	24 mi	Aug 27 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
St. Petersburg, Florida	42 mi	Aug 27 · 12:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	74 mi	Aug 28 · 00:00 UTC	Cat 1 75 mph
Charlotte, North Carolina	39 mi	Aug 28 · 21:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Greensboro, North Carolina	50 mi	Aug 29 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	29 mi	Aug 29 · 00:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Washington, District of Columbia	45 mi	Aug 29 · 08:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Baltimore, Maryland	51 mi	Aug 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 58 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 40 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 23 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	18.0°N 60.0°W	136 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 23 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	18.2°N 61.4°W	80 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 23 18:00	TS	63 mph	—	18.5°N 62.7°W	83 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aug 24 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	19.0°N 64.2°W	66 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 24 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	19.7°N 65.8°W	88 mi NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 24 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	20.5°N 67.3°W	139 mi N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Aug 24 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	21.3°N 68.6°W	155 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Aug 25 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	22.1°N 69.8°W	159 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	23.0°N 71.1°W	112 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	23.6°N 72.4°W	126 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	24.0°N 73.7°W	179 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 26 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	24.2°N 75.0°W	159 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	24.6°N 76.4°W	67 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	25.2°N 77.8°W	30 mi WNW of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 26 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	25.9°N 79.0°W	48 mi SSW of Lucaya, Bahamas
Aug 26 23:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	954 mb	26.6°N 80.0°W	near Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Aug 27 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	954 mb	26.6°N 80.1°W	near Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Aug 27 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	965 mb	27.3°N 81.2°W	20 mi SE of Sebring, Florida
Aug 27 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	974 mb	28.2°N 82.2°W	near Zephyrhills, Florida
Aug 27 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	980 mb	29.1°N 82.8°W	25 mi NNW of Homosassa Springs, Florida
Aug 28 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	30.3°N 82.9°W	17 mi WNW of Lake City, Florida
Aug 28 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	988 mb	31.8°N 82.9°W	20 mi N of Douglas, Georgia
Aug 28 12:00	TS	63 mph	996 mb	33.2°N 82.7°W	32 mi ENE of Milledgeville, Georgia
Aug 28 18:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	34.7°N 82.2°W	near Simpsonville, South Carolina
Aug 29 00:00	TS	58 mph	1002 mb	36.4°N 80.6°W	near Mount Airy, North Carolina
Aug 29 06:00	TS	58 mph	1000 mb	38.6°N 78.2°W	14 mi NW of Culpeper, Virginia
Aug 29 12:00	TS	58 mph	998 mb	40.8°N 76.6°W	16 mi SSW of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 29 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	43.8°N 72.5°W	17 mi NW of Lebanon, New Hampshire
Aug 30 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	46.8°N 68.2°W	40 mi S of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
Aug 30 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	49.5°N 64.9°W	50 mi NNW of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Aug 30 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	52.2°N 62.5°W	open ocean
Aug 30 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	54.1°N 59.2°W	open ocean
Aug 31 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.8°N 54.7°W	open ocean
Aug 31 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.8°N 51.0°W	open ocean
Aug 31 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.9°N 46.9°W	open ocean
Aug 31 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.7°N 42.0°W	open ocean
Sep 1 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	54.0°N 35.0°W	open ocean
Sep 1 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	53.5°N 25.0°W	open ocean
Sep 1 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	53.2°N 19.0°W	open ocean
Sep 1 18:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	53.0°N 17.0°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1949 Florida Hurricane make landfall?

1949 Florida Hurricane made landfall once: near Lake Worth Beach, Florida on August 26, 1949 at 23:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds.

What category was 1949 Florida Hurricane?

At its peak on August 26, 1949, 1949 Florida Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 954 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.

How long did 1949 Florida Hurricane last?

9.5 days, from August 23, 1949 to September 1, 1949, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,549 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1949 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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Background reading: 1949 Florida hurricane on Wikipedia.

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