Storm history › Atlantic › 1948 season
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1948 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1948 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 26, 1948 to September 5, 1948, about 11 days, and covered 4,626 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,626 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 221st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Isaias (2026), Hurricane Rafael (2024), Hurricane Grace (2021) and 22 more.
- Energy: 20% of the 1948 Atlantic season's ACE.