Storm history › Atlantic › 1948 season
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1948 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1948 Atlantic season. It was tracked from May 22, 1948 to May 29, 1948, about 7 days, and covered 1,457 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 44 miles from Carrefour, Haiti.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,457 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Carrefour, Haiti | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 149 mi (240 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1459th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2026), Tropical Storm Alberto (2024), Tropical Storm Joyce (2024) and 74 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1948 Atlantic season's ACE.