Track map & timeline · Atlantic · February 2–5, 1952
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 1952 Groundhog Day tropical Storm was a tropical storm of the 1952 Atlantic season. It formed on February 2, 1952, 72 mi E of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) on February 3, 1952, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on February 3, 1952). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 2,302 miles (3,704 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 44 mi | Feb 2 · 15:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Havana, Havana, Cuba | 47 mi | Feb 3 · 00:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Miami, Florida | 39 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Hialeah, Florida | 31 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 29 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 27 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Hollywood, Florida | 31 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Miramar, Florida | 27 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 21 mi | Feb 3 · 06:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Port Saint Lucie, Florida | 29 mi | Feb 3 · 08:00 UTC | TS 63 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 18.5°N 87.2°W | 64 mi NE of San Pedro, Belize |
| Feb 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 19.5°N 87.4°W | 42 mi E of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Feb 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 21.8°N 85.5°W | 97 mi ENE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Feb 3 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | — | 23.7°N 82.8°W | 47 mi NW of Havana, Havana, Cuba |
| Feb 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 26.2°N 80.6°W | 14 mi WNW of Weston, Florida |
| Feb 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 28.9°N 78.6°W | 128 mi ENE of Cocoa Beach, Florida |
| Feb 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.0°N 77.3°W | open ocean |
| Feb 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 33.1°N 75.8°W | 138 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Feb 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 35.4°N 74.3°W | 126 mi ESE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Feb 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 38.4°N 72.0°W | 146 mi ESE of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Feb 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 41.4°N 69.7°W | 28 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Feb 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 43.8°N 68.4°W | 71 mi SSE of Bangor, Maine |
| Feb 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 46.5°N 67.4°W | 52 mi NW of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1952 Groundhog Day tropical Storm. Its closest approach to a major city was 21 miles from Coral Springs, Florida.
At its peak on February 3, 1952, 1952 Groundhog Day tropical Storm was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h).
3.0 days, from February 2, 1952 to February 5, 1952. It travelled about 2,302 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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