Hurricane Fox (1952)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 20–28, 1952

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Oct 24

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

934 mb

Landfalls

Cienfuegos Province, Cuba · Bahamas

Lifetime

8.0 d

Oct 20 – Oct 28

Distance

1,889 mi

3,040 km

ACE

16.1

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 Fox

Hurricane Fox (1952) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic season. It formed on October 20, 1952, 165 mi WNW of Cartagena, Colombia, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb on October 24, 1952, and made landfall 4 times — first 31 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on October 24, 1952 as a Category 4 hurricane (144 mph). Later landfalls: 49 mi SSW of San Andros, Bahamas on October 25, 1952 as a tropical storm (69 mph); at 24.7°N, 76.2°W on October 26, 1952 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph); at 24.5°N, 75.6°W on October 26, 1952 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). It rapidly intensified by 64 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on October 23, 1952). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 1,889 miles (3,040 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 24, 1952 · 18:00 UTC	31 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba	Cat 4 144 mph	934 mb
October 25, 1952 · 19:00 UTC	49 mi SSW of San Andros, Bahamas	TS 69 mph	991 mb
October 26, 1952 · 10:00 UTC	at 24.7°N, 76.2°W	Cat 1 86 mph	—
October 26, 1952 · 15:00 UTC	at 24.5°N, 75.6°W	Cat 1 86 mph	—

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 36 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 20 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	11.4°N 77.7°W	165 mi WNW of Cartagena, Colombia
Oct 20 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	12.5°N 78.5°W	open ocean
Oct 21 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.6°N 79.3°W	176 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 21 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	14.7°N 80.2°W	178 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia
Oct 21 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	15.7°N 81.1°W	open ocean
Oct 21 18:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	16.6°N 81.8°W	open ocean
Oct 22 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	17.0°N 82.0°W	163 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 22 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	17.1°N 82.0°W	157 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 22 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	17.2°N 82.0°W	150 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 22 18:00	TS	69 mph	993 mb	17.3°N 82.0°W	143 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 23 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	17.6°N 82.0°W	124 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 23 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	17.9°N 82.0°W	104 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 23 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	942 mb	18.3°N 82.0°W	80 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 23 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	18.8°N 82.0°W	53 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 24 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	19.4°N 81.9°W	33 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 24 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	20.0°N 81.6°W	45 mi NNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 24 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	940 mb	21.0°N 81.3°W	96 mi SW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Oct 24 18:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	144 mph	934 mb	22.0°N 80.9°W	31 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Oct 25 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	22.8°N 80.5°W	14 mi SSE of Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 25 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	23.4°N 79.9°W	43 mi NNE of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 25 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	23.9°N 79.3°W	90 mi NNE of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 25 18:00	TS	69 mph	991 mb	24.4°N 78.4°W	80 mi SW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 25 19:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	991 mb	24.4°N 78.3°W	75 mi SW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	24.7°N 77.5°W	27 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	24.8°N 76.6°W	50 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 10:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	86 mph	—	24.7°N 76.2°W	76 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	24.6°N 75.9°W	96 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 15:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	86 mph	—	24.5°N 75.6°W	116 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 26 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	24.4°N 75.2°W	142 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 27 00:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	24.4°N 74.5°W	184 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 27 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	25.3°N 74.3°W	open ocean
Oct 27 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	26.4°N 74.2°W	open ocean
Oct 27 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	27.6°N 73.8°W	open ocean
Oct 28 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	28.8°N 72.8°W	open ocean
Oct 28 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	—	30.0°N 71.7°W	open ocean
Oct 28 12:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	31.4°N 70.4°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Fox make landfall?

Fox made landfall 4 times: 31 mi WSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on October 24, 1952 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 144 mph winds; 49 mi SSW of San Andros, Bahamas on October 25, 1952 at 19:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; at 24.7°N, 76.2°W on October 26, 1952 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds; at 24.5°N, 75.6°W on October 26, 1952 at 15:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds.

What category was Fox?

At its peak on October 24, 1952, Fox was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 934 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.

How long did Fox last?

8.0 days, from October 20, 1952 to October 28, 1952, including 90 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,889 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Fox?

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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Every storm named Fox

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1950	Hurricane Fox Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1951	Hurricane Fox Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
1952	Hurricane Fox · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, Bahamas

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1952

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1952	Hurricane Charlie Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1952	Hurricane Baker Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
1952	Hurricane Easy Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1952	Hurricane Able Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	South Carolina	→
1952	1952 Groundhog Day tropical Storm Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—	→

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Background reading: Hurricane Fox on Wikipedia.

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