1946 Atlantic hurricane season
Infobox hurricane season | name=1946 Atlantic hurricane season
first storm formed=June 13, 1946
last storm dissipated=Nov. 3, 1946
strongest storm=#5 - 115 knots (135 mph)
total storms=6
major storms=1
total da
(1946USD )
total fatalities=5
basin=Atlantic hurricane
five seasons=1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 The 1946 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1946, [Galveston Daily News . [http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?] Retrieved on
2008-06-06 .] and lasted until November 15, 1946. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when mosttropical cyclone s form in theAtlantic basin .The 1946 season was fairly quiet, with 6 storms forming, of which 3 became hurricanes. There was only one major hurricane, a hurricane that came up from the Western
Caribbean and made landfall nearTampa as aCategory 2 . Damage was relatively minimal and confined to a small area where the eyewall passed over.torms
Tropical Storm One
infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm One
category=storm
type=tropical storm
formed=June 13
dissipated=June 16
highest winds=40 mph (65 km/h)
pressure=A minimal tropical storm, first detected on June 13, moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico and hit near theTexas /Louisiana border on June 16, causing no damage.Hurricane Two
infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Two
category=cat1
type=hurricane
formed=July 5
dissipated=July 10
highest winds=80 mph (130 km/h)
lowest pressure=1006mbar A small tropical storm over the western Atlantic made landfall on southernNorth Carolina on July 6. It turned northeastward, became a hurricane, and became extratropical on July 8. It dissipated on July 10. Some property damage occurred, but no deaths were reported.Tropical Storm Three
infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Three
category=storm
type=tropical storm
formed=August 25
dissipated=August 26
highest winds=40 mph (65 km/h)
pressure=On August 25, a tropical storm formed in the Bay of Campeche. It moved quickly westward, hitting nearTampico, Mexico the next day and dissipating.Hurricane Four
infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Four
category=cat2
type=hurricane
track=1946 Atlantic hurricane 4 track.png
formed=September 12
dissipated=September 17
highest winds=95 mph (150 km/h)
lowest pressure=975mbar The precursor to Hurricane Four was an area of low pressure. It became a tropical storm on September 12 over theBahamas , and a hurricane the next day while moving northeastward. The hurricane became extratropical on September 15 south ofNova Scotia , and the system dissipated on September 17.When the radar image was taken, it was only the third time in history that a hurricane passed close enough to a radar site to reveal its structure. [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/wea01228.htm]
Hurricane Five
infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Five
category=cat4
type=hurricane
formed=October 5
dissipated=October 14
highest winds=135 mph (220 km/h)
lowest pressure=979mbar A tropical storm formed in the westernCaribbean Sea on October 5. It moved northeastward, reaching hurricane strength the next day and hitting westernCuba as a Category 2 on October 7. It rapidly intensified over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico to a 135 mph (220 km/h) Category 4 hurricane, but weakened to a 75 mph (120 km/h) Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall near Sarasota on October 8. After moving inland, it became extratropical overNorth Carolina on October 9 and continued southeastward into the western Atlantic. The hurricane caused a total of $5.2 million in damage (1946 dollars), mostly from damage to the citrus crop. In addition, 5 lives were lost inCuba .Tropical Storm Six
infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Six
category=storm
type=tropical storm
formed=October 31
dissipated=November 3
highest winds=45 mph (70 km/h)
pressure=A tropical wave developed into a tropical storm north ofHispaniola on October 31. It moved west-northwestward, and made landfall in southeasternFlorida on November 1. Moderate damage was associated from this tropical storm as heavy flooding disrupted fall planting.See also
*
List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons References
External links
* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1946.pdf 1946 Monthly Weather Review]
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