1945 Atlantic hurricane season

Infobox hurricane season | name=1945 Atlantic hurricane season
first storm formed=June 20, 1945
last storm dissipated=Oct. 13, 1945
strongest storm=#5, 9 - 120 knots (140 mph)
total storms=11
major storms=3
total da

(1945 USD)
total fatalities=29
basin=Atlantic hurricane
five seasons=1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 The 1945 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1945, and lasted until October 31, 1945. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.

The 1945 season was an average season, with 11 tropical storms. 5 storms became hurricanes, of which 3 reached major hurricane strength. Notable storms include a Category 4 hurricane hitting Port Aransas, Texas, and another Category 4 hurricane hitting near Homestead, Florida; this season was one of only two, along with the 1949 season , in which two Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes hit the United States.

torms

Hurricane One

infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane One
category=cat3
type=hurricane

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formed=June 20
dissipated=July 1
highest winds=115 mph (185 km/h)
pressure=UnknownThe first tropical storm of the 1945 season formed in the western Caribbean Sea on June 20. It moved northward through the Yucatan Channel, and rapidly intensified to a 115 mph (185 km/h) Category 3 major hurricane on June 23. This made it one of three storms to reach major hurricane status in the month of June, and the third most intense storm to occur in June. It turned northeast over the Gulf of Mexico, and steadily weakened to a minimal hurricane at the time of its western Florida landfall near Cedar Key on June 24. It continued northeastward, hitting Cape Hatteras on June 26, and became extratropical on June 28 over the northern North Atlantic, and the system later dissipated on July 1. The hurricane caused only minor damage.

Tropical Storm Two

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name=Tropical Storm Two
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=July 19
dissipated=July 22
highest winds=50 mph (80 km/h)
pressure=UnknownA moderate tropical storm, which formed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on July 19, hit southern Texas on July 22, causing no reported damage.

Tropical Storm Three

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Three
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=August 1
dissipated=August 4
highest winds=60 mph (95 km/h)
pressure=UnknownOn August 1, a tropical storm formed east-southeast of Barbados and moved through the Lesser Antilles on August 2. It continued west-northwestward, hitting southern Hispaniola on August 4 where it soon dissipated.

Tropical Storm Four

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Four
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=August 17
dissipated=August 21
highest winds=70 mph (110 km/h)
pressure=UnknownA short-lived tropical storm formed east-northeast of the Leeward Islands on August 17. Moving west-northwest, the system peaked at 70 mph before weakening on August 19. It weakened to a depression on August 21 and dissipated in the Bahamas.

Hurricane Five

infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Five
category=cat4
type=hurricane

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formed=August 24
dissipated=August 29
highest winds=140 mph (225 km/h)
lowest pressure=963 mbarAn area of convection over the Bay of Campeche rapidly developed on August 24, reaching hurricane strength that night. It moved northward, paralleling the Mexican and Texas coastlines while intensifying, and made landfall on August 28 near Port Aransas in central Texas as a 140 mph (225 km/h) Category 4 hurricane. The hurricane weakened to a 75 mph (120 km/h) Category 1 hurricane shortly after moving inland and passing near Houston, and the system weakened to a tropical storm shortly thereafter before weakening to a depression and dissipating inland over central Texas on August 29. Towns from Freeport to Brownsville were subjected to hurricane-force winds, causing around $20 million (1945 US dollars) in damages, and three deaths.

Tropical Storm Six

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Six
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=August 29
dissipated=September 1
highest winds=60 mph (95 km/h)
lowest pressure=993 mbarOn August 29, a tropical storm formed in the western Caribbean Sea. It moved northeastward, turned to the west, and made landfall in Belize on August 31 where it caused heavy rains and high tides. The system weakened to a depression after moving inland on September 1, and the remnants dissipated over interior Central America shortly thereafter.

Tropical Storm Seven

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name=Tropical Storm Seven
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=September 3
dissipated=September 6
highest winds=40 mph (65 km/h)
pressure=UnknownA tropical storm hit Cuba on September 4 and continued northeastward to hit southwest Florida. It turned to the northwest, and dissipated on September 6 over Louisiana after causing minor damage to boats.

Tropical Storm Eight

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Eight
category=storm
type=tropical storm

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formed=September 10
dissipated=September 12
highest winds=60 mph (95 km/h)
pressure=UnknownAnother short-lived tropical storm formed east of the Leeward Islands on September 10. The system moved north-northwest, quickly reaching its peak of 60 mph (95 km/h) late on September 10 before gradually weakening on September 11. Turning more to the north, the system dissipated after weakening to a depression just west-northwest of Bermuda on September 12.

Hurricane Nine

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name=Hurricane Nine
category=cat4
type=hurricane

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formed=September 12
dissipated=September 20
highest winds=140 mph (225 km/h)
lowest pressure=951 mbarOn September 12, a hurricane was first observed east of the northern Lesser Antilles. It moved west-northwestward, moving through the Bahamas on September 15 as a strengthening major hurricane. After reaching its peak as a 140 mph (225 km/h) Category 4 hurricane, the hurricane made landfall in south Florida near Homestead on September 16 with maximum sustained winds estimated at 135 mph (220 km/h). Shortly after making landfall, the hurricane turned north over the peninsula, and the system weakened while moving up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. The once-hurricane became extratropical on September 18 near Washington, D.C., and continued for 2 more days as it raced across the northern North Atlantic. The hurricane caused $60 million (1945 US dollars) in damage and 26 deaths, including a firefighter trying to put out a fire in the Richmond Naval Air Base in southeastern Florida where three light hangars exploded when high winds ignited a high-octane gas fire.

Hurricane Ten

infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Ten
category=cat2
type=hurricane

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formed=October 2
dissipated=October 5
highest winds=95 mph (150 km/h)
lowest pressure=982 mbarA tropical storm first detected on October 2 moved westward across the western Caribbean. It reached a peak of 95 mph (150 km/h) winds as a Category 2 hurricane, and hit southern Belize on October 4. It maintained its circulation across Central America, and hit Acapulco, Mexico on October 5 as a weakening tropical depression. The hurricane caused severe damage in southern Belize and northwestern Guatemala, but no damage figures exist. A hurricane crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific is a relatively rare event.

Hurricane Eleven

infobox hurricane small
name=Hurricane Eleven
category=cat2
type=hurricane

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formed=October 10
dissipated=October 16
highest winds=100 mph (150 km/h)
lowest pressure=982 mbarThe final hurricane of the season began its life on October 10 in the Caribbean Sea. It moved northward, eventually reaching a peak of 95 mph (150 km/h) winds before striking Cuba on October 12 as a Category 2 hurricane at its peak intensity. The hurricane continued northeastward, and became extratropical on October 14. The system dissipated on October 16.

This hurricane is not included in this year's "Monthly Weather Review".cite web|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1945.pdf|format=PDF|work=Monthly Weather Review|month=January|year=1946|author=H.C. Sumner|title=North Atlantic Hurricanes and Tropical Disturbances of 1945|accessdate=2007-12-30] Until as late as 1956, this system was unrecorded. Later, in July 1966, new work on this hurricane was published.cite web|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/094/mwr-094-07-0475.pdf|work=Monthly Weather Review|author=José Fernández-Partagás|title=The "Unrecorded" Hurricane of October 1945|accessdate=2007-12-30|format=PDF] This system is currently in HURDAT "best track".cite web|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/easyhurdat_5106.html|title=untitled|publisher=Atlantic Oceanographical and Meteorological Laboratory|accessdate=2007-12-30]

See also

*List of tropical cyclones
*List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

References

External links

* [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1945.pdf 1945 Monthly Weather Review]