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1950 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1950 Atlantic season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 11 of them hurricanes and 6 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from August 12, 1950 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Dog (1950), at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 211.3.

Storms
16
Hurricanes
11
Major
6
Category 5
0
ACE
211.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Hurricane AbleAug 12 – Aug 24125 mph953 mbCategory 3 hurricane1
Hurricane BakerAug 18 – Sep 1105 mph979 mbCategory 2 hurricane3
Hurricane CharlieAug 21 – Sep 5110 mph974 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane DogAug 30 – Sep 18145 mph953 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane EasySep 1 – Sep 9120 mph960 mbCategory 3 hurricane4
Hurricane FoxSep 8 – Sep 17140 mph946 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane GeorgeSep 27 – Oct 7110 mph960 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm HowOct 1 – Oct 445 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane ItemOct 8 – Oct 11105 mph980 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Hurricane JigOct 11 – Oct 18115 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Hurricane KingOct 13 – Oct 20130 mph955 mbCategory 4 hurricane2
Unnamed tropical storm 12, 1950 AtlanticOct 17 – Oct 2470 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane LoveOct 18 – Oct 2280 mph987 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Tropical Storm MikeOct 25 – Oct 2845 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1950 AtlanticOct 27 – Oct 2950 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 16, 1950 AtlanticNov 10 – Nov 1270 mph—Tropical storm—