Eye of the Storm

Storm history › Atlantic

1948 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1948 Atlantic season had 10 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 4 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 22, 1948 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 6, 1948 Atlantic, at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 95.0.

Storms
10
Hurricanes
6
Major
4
Category 5
0
ACE
95.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1948 AtlanticMay 22 – May 2950 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 2, 1948 AtlanticJul 7 – Jul 1140 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1948 AtlanticAug 26 – Sep 5120 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 4, 1948 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 160 mph1007 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1948 AtlanticSep 1 – Sep 680 mph983 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1948 AtlanticSep 4 – Sep 17130 mph—Category 4 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1948 AtlanticSep 7 – Sep 1065 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1948 AtlanticSep 18 – Sep 26130 mph940 mbCategory 4 hurricane4
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1948 AtlanticOct 3 – Oct 16125 mph971 mbCategory 3 hurricane4
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1948 AtlanticNov 8 – Nov 1175 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane—