1950 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=Atl
Year=1950
Track=1950 Atlantic hurricane season map.png First storm formed=August 12, 1950
Last storm dissipated=October 21, 1950
Strongest storm name=Dog
Strongest storm winds=160
Total storms=13
Total hurricanes=11
Total intense=8
Fatalities=20
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Inflated=1
five seasons=1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1950, [Associated Press. [http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
] Retrieved on 2008-06-06.] and lasted until October 31, 1950. [Corpus Christi Times. [http://www.thehurricanearchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
] Retrieved on 2008-06-06.] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. 1950 was a very active season, with 13 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes, and 8 major hurricanes, the most major hurricanes in a single season. 1950 was also the first year in which tropical cyclones were given official names in the Atlantic basin. Names were taken from the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, with the first named storm being designated "Able", the second "Baker", and so on, supplanting the numbering system previously used.

Notable storms of the 1950 season include Hurricane Dog, which had some of the strongest winds of any hurricane in the Atlantic. Since no pressure readings are available (as it never threatened land), it is impossible to know whether this storm rivaled Hurricane Wilma of 2005 (the strongest known Atlantic hurricane) in intensity. Two major hurricanes affected Florida. Hurricane Easy twisted and twirled its way ashore over the Big Bend region as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, while Hurricane King stormed straight through downtown Miami as a Category 3 hurricane.

torms

Hurricane Able

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Able 1950 track.pngFormed=August 12
Dissipated=August 22
1-min winds=120An area of disturbed weather northeast of the Lesser Antilles, likely from a tropical wave, developed into a tropical storm on August 12. It moved northwestward, bypassing the islands, and reaching hurricane strength on the 13th. As it strengthened, Able turned westward, threatening the Florida coast, but a turn to the north spared the state. Able passed 100 miles (160 km) east of Cape Hatteras as a 140 mph (225 km/h) hurricane, but it remained offshore. The hurricane then steadily weakened, and hit Nova Scotia as a tropical storm on the 21st. It dissipated the next day, causing only minor damage.

Hurricane Baker

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Baker 1950 track.pngFormed=August 20
Dissipated=September 1
1-min winds=105
Prepressure=≤
Pressure=979Hurricane Baker likely developed from a tropical storm on August 20, east of the northern Lesser Antilles. It rapidly intensified to a 115 mph (185 km/h) hurricane before striking Antigua, but unfavorable conditions weakened it to a tropical storm at the time of its Puerto Rico landfall on the 23rd. After crossing the island, it dissipated, leaving behind an area of disturbed weather that passed north of Hispaniola and Cuba. When it reached the Caribbean Sea on the 26th, it reorganized into a tropical storm. Baker reached hurricane intensity again on the 28th while moving northward through the Gulf of Mexico, followed by a secondary peak of 110 mph (175 km/h) winds on the 30th. It weakened to a minimal hurricane at the time of its Mobile, Alabama landfall on the 31st, and dissipated the next day over southeastern Missouri. Baker caused $2,550,000 in damage (1950 US dollars) and one death.

Hurricane Charlie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Charlie 1950 track.pngFormed=August 21
Dissipated=September 4
1-min winds=100Tropical Storm Charlie formed on August 21 in the tropical Atlantic, likely from a tropical wave. For the four days, it moved westward without strengthening. As it moved northwestward, it intensified, reaching hurricane force on the 28th and its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on the 29th. A high pressure system to the north blocked Charlie's progress, and it made a clockwise loop back to the west, weakening to a minimal hurricane on the way. As it moved northward on September 2, it briefly restrengthened, but cooler waters and upper level shear transformed Charlie to an extratropical storm on the 5th over the north Atlantic.

Hurricane Dog

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl


Track=Dog 1950 track.pngFormed=August 30
Dissipated=September 12
1-min winds=160
Prepressure=≤
Pressure=979Hurricane Dog was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever, with winds up to 185 mph (300 km/h) over the open Atlantic. Nantucket Island, Massachusetts received wind gusts to 70 mph (115 km/h) however as the hurricane passed to the southeast. It tracked from the Lesser Antilles, caused a total of $3,000,000 in damage (1950 dollars), of which one million was in the islands. In addition, the hurricane was responsible for 14 deaths.

Hurricane Easy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl

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Track=Easy 1950 track.pngFormed=September 1
Dissipated=September 9
1-min winds=110
Prepressure=≤
Pressure=958Hurricane Easy of was the fifth hurricane in the season and was described by literature at the time as the Cedar Keys Hurricane. It developed over the western Caribbean Sea from a trough of low pressure left behind by Baker. It formed on September 1 south of the western tip of Cuba, and drifted northeastward, crossing Cuba on the 3rd as a minimal hurricane. The next day, it strengthened to a major hurricane while moving north-northwest, which was followed by a tight loop where Easy reached its peak of 130 mph (210 km/h) winds. Easy again moved to the northeast, approaching the coast of Florida. It again looped, this time near Cedar Key, Florida. It slowly moved southeastward through Florida, weakening to a tropical storm on the 6th. Easy finally moved northwestward through the state, and on the 9th, it dissipated over extreme eastern Arkansas. It caused $3.3 million dollars in damage (1950 USD) and 2 deaths. The low damage was due to the sparse population of the area it hit.

Hurricane Fox

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Fox 1950 track.pngFormed=September 8
Dissipated=September 16
1-min winds=120A tropical storm developed in the tropical Atlantic on September 8, likely from a tropical wave. It moved west-northwestward, reaching hurricane strength on the 10th. A small hurricane, Fox remained far north not to cause any impact as it strengthened to a 140 mph (225 km/h) Category 4 hurricane on the 14th. It turned northeastward, and became extratropical on the 17th.

Hurricane George

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=George 1950 track.pngFormed=September 27
Dissipated=October 5
1-min winds=95Tropical Storm George developed from a tropical wave on September 27, moving northward through the central Atlantic. The storm turned northwestward, and remained weak until the 30th, when favorable conditions allowed it to strengthen. George became a hurricane on October 1, and reached its peak of 110 mph (175 km/h) on the 4th as it was turning northeastward. It lost its tropical characteristics on the 5th south of Newfoundland, but remained a powerful extratropical cyclone for 2 more days.

Tropical Storm How

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=How 1950 track.pngFormed=October 1
Dissipated=October 4
1-min winds=50A tropical depression formed in the central Gulf of Mexico on October 1. It became a tropical storm later that day as it moved generally westward. On the 3rd, How turned more southward, and after reaching a peak of 60 mph (95 km/h), hit northeastern Mexico as a minimal storm. It dissipated on the 4th.

Hurricane Item

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Item 1950 track.pngFormed=October 8
Dissipated=October 10
1-min winds=95The Gulf of Mexico spawned another tropical storm in early October, this time on October 8 near the Yucatán Peninsula. Item moved westward initially, then southwestward while strengthening to a 110 mph (175 km/h) hurricane. It hit Veracruz on the 10th, and dissipated that day.

Hurricane Jig

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Jig 1950 track.pngFormed=October 11
Dissipated=October 17
1-min winds=105A small tropical storm developed on October 11 in the Central Atlantic. Jig moved northward, passing 300 miles (480 km) east of Bermuda while strengthening to a 120 mph (195 km/h) major hurricane. It turned northeastward, and became extratropical on the 17th.

Hurricane King

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl


Track=King 1950 track.pngFormed=October 13
Dissipated=October 19
1-min winds=105
Prepressure=≤
Pressure=955Hurricane King developed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, near the coast of Honduras. It moved northeastward, hitting south central Cuba on the 17th. King, a small hurricane, was able to maintain its strength while crossing the island, and it retained Category 3 intensity before striking southeast Florida. It made landfall on Miami on the 18th, and it continued up the state, dissipating over southern Georgia on the 19th. Well executed hurricane warnings lessened the threat of deaths, but heavy winds and flooding still caused heavy damage. King caused eleven deaths and a total of $30,000,000 in damage (1950 dollars).

Tropical Storm Twelve

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=1950 Atlantic tropical storm 12 track.pngFormed=October 17
Dissipated=October 24
1-min winds=60An unnamed tropical storm formed in the eastern Atlantic on October 17. It moved northwestward initially, followed by a northeast course. It reached its peak of 70 mph (115 km/h) on the 21st, but cooler waters weakened it as it crossed through the Azores. The storm turned southeastward, and dissipated on the 24th.

Hurricane Love

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=Atl
Track=Love 1950 track.pngFormed=October 18
Dissipated=October 21
1-min winds=80An area of low pressure, in combination with King, developed into a tropical storm on October 18, south of Louisiana. Though dry air was to the west, Love continued to intensify, reaching hurricane strength later that day as it looped eastward. After reaching a peak of 90 mph (145 km/h), the dry air took its toll, and weakened Love to a tropical storm at the time of its northwestern Florida landfall on the 21st. Love dissipated later that day over the Florida Panhandle.

Cyclone Mike

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=AtlThe name Mike was used for a cyclone that was not considered a tropical storm after the fact late in the season, and was not included in the official tropical cyclone database. [] Mike and Kendra (1966) are the only two known named cyclones to be removed from the hurricane database, after the fact, in the Atlantic Basin due to their lack of tropical storm status.

torm names

These names were used to name storms during the 1950 season. Names that were not assigned are marked in tcname unused.

ee also

*List of Atlantic hurricanes
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
*1950 Pacific hurricane season
*1950 Pacific typhoon season
*Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

References

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1950.pdf Monthly Weather Review]