1947 Atlantic hurricane season
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The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1947, and lasted until November 30, 1947. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1947 hurricane season was a fairly active one in terms of landfalling storms. A Category 1 hurricane hit New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, a Category 2 hit near Tampico Mexico, a Category 1 hit near Galveston, Texas, and a Category 1 hit near the Georgia/South Carolina border. The most significant storm by far, however, was the Fort Lauderdale Hurricane which struck Fort Lauderdale as a Category 4 hurricane, then made a second landfall in Louisiana.
Storms
Only storms that affected land or are notable in some other way are mentioned here.Tropical Storm One
A weak tropical storm moving northwest across the Gulf of Mexico hit just south of the Mexico/United States border on August 2. It dissipated that day after causing $2 million in damage (1947 dollars), mostly crop damage from flooding.Hurricane Two
On August 9th, a tropical storm formed in the Caribbean Sea. It moved west-northwest, hitting near Cozumel, Mexico on the 12th. As it moved through the Bay of Campeche, it quickly strengthened to a peak of 110 mph winds, and hit just south of Tampico, Mexico on the 15th. The hurricane dissipated the next day over land, causing 19 fatalities.Hurricane Three
A tropical wave became a tropical storm over the Florida Straits on August 18th. It headed west-northward, producing a 3.6 foot storm surge as it passed off shore of Grand Isle, Louisiana on 22 August, steadily strengthening to an 80 mph hurricane before hitting near Galveston, Texas on the 24th. Hurricane Three resulted in $200,000 in damage, as well as one death.Hurricane Four
\"Fort Lauderdale Hurricane\"
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A powerful hurricane hit near Fort Lauderdale, Florida on September 17. It moved across the Gulf of Mexico as a weakened hurricane, but restrengthened before striking eastern Louisiana on the 19th. The hurricane caused $110 million in damage (1947 dollars) and 51 casualties. Although it was very powerful at it's Florida landfall, it's destruction was not remembered as extreme as that of other past notable Florida hurricanes.
Tropical Storm Six
A tropical wave developed into a tropical storm over western Jamaica on September 20th. It headed northwestward, hitting Cuba on the 22nd. The storm turned north-northeastward over the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening to a 60 mph tropical storm before hitting near Cedar Key on the 24th. The storm became extratropical later that day, after causing tornadic activity amounting to $100,000 in damage (1947 dollars).Tropical Storm Seven
On October 6th, a tropical wave formed into a tropical storm over the Bahamas. It moved rapidly north-northwestward, and hit near Brunswick, Georgia on the 7th. It looped over Georgia and Florida, and dissipated on the 8th.Hurricane Eight
The Intertropical Convergence Zone developed a tropical storm on October 9th. It moved northward, crossing Cuba a short distance west of Havana. It turned to the northeast, and became a hurricane before hitting extreme southern Florida. When it seemed like it would safely move out to sea, the hurricane recurved back to the west, and struck near the Georgia/South Carolina border on the 15th. The hurricane dissipated the next day, after causing $23 million in damage (1947 dollars) and 1 death.Hurricane Nine
This storm developed on October 16 over the Leeward Islands as a tropical storm. It moved northwest, bypassing Puerto Rico and strengthening to hurricane status while beginning a gradual curve to the northeast. The storm reached it's peak intensity as a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane just west of Bermuda. The storm continued northeast and became extratropical on October 22.See also
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