1947 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1947 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
July 31, 1947 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 22, 1947 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
"Fort Lauderdale (George)" |
| • Maximum winds |
145 mph (230 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
938 mbar (hPa; 27.7 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Hurricanes |
5 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
94 |
| Total damage |
$135.3 million (1947 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
July 31 – August 2 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1001 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 9 – August 16 |
| Peak intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 977 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 18 – August 27 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 4 – September 21 (Extratropical on September 21)
|
| Peak intensity |
145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 938 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 7 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1006 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 20 – September 26 (Extratropical on September 24)
|
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
October 4 – October 9 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
October 8 – October 11 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1001 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
October 8 – October 16 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 965 mbar (hPa) |
The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was the first Atlantic hurricane season to have significant tropical cyclones named by the United States Air Force.
The 1947 hurricane season was a fairly active one in terms of landfalling storms. A Category 2 hurricane hit near Tampico, a Category 1 hit near Galveston, and a Category 2 hit near the Georgia/South Carolina border. The most intense and damaging storm struck Fort Lauderdale as a Category 4 hurricane, then made a second landfall in Louisiana as a high-end Category 2 hurricane.
A low pressure area in the Bay of Campeche developed into a tropical depression at 06:00 UTC on July 31. Moving north-northwestward, the depression deepened into a tropical storm six hours later. The storm then intensified slowly and gradually curved to the northwest. At 00:00 UTC on August 2, the storm attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,001 mbar (29.6 inHg). The latter was observed at Port Isabel, Texas, while the former was estimated based on the pressure-wind relationship. Simultaneously, the cyclone made landfall in Tamaulipas about 25 mi (40 km) south of the Mexico–United States border. The system weakened to a tropical depression by 12:00 UTC on August 2 and dissipated near Reynosa shortly thereafter.
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