Unnamed (1948)

Cat 4 AL081948 · Atlantic
Peak winds
115 kt
132 mph
Min pressure
940 mb
ACE
20.78
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
4
36 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 18 to September 26, 1948 (9 days). It reached peak winds of 132 mph (115 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 940 mb. The storm made 4 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1948-09-18
Last obs
1948-09-26
Storm number
8
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
36

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1948-09-18 06:00 TS 18.20 -79.20 40
1948-09-18 12:00 TS 18.20 -79.80 50
1948-09-18 18:00 TS 18.30 -80.40 60 994
1948-09-19 00:00 HU 18.50 -80.80 70
1948-09-19 06:00 HU 18.80 -81.10 80
1948-09-19 12:00 HU 19.20 -81.50 90
1948-09-19 18:00 HU 19.60 -81.90 105 951
1948-09-20 00:00 HU 20.00 -82.20 110
1948-09-20 06:00 HU 20.50 -82.30 110
1948-09-20 12:00 HU 21.20 -82.30 110
1948-09-20 18:00 HU 21.90 -82.30 110
1948-09-20 22:00 HU 22.30 -82.10 110 Landfall
1948-09-21 00:00 HU 22.60 -82.10 110
1948-09-21 01:00 HU 22.70 -82.00 110 Landfall
1948-09-21 06:00 HU 23.30 -81.90 100
1948-09-21 12:00 HU 24.00 -81.70 105
1948-09-21 17:00 HU 24.60 -81.60 105 955 Landfall
1948-09-21 18:00 HU 24.70 -81.50 105 955
1948-09-22 00:00 HU 25.40 -81.40 115
1948-09-22 05:00 HU 25.80 -81.30 115 940 Landfall
1948-09-22 06:00 HU 26.00 -81.20 115 940
1948-09-22 12:00 HU 26.50 -80.80 85
1948-09-22 18:00 HU 27.30 -80.10 80 965
1948-09-23 00:00 HU 27.90 -78.90 80
1948-09-23 06:00 HU 28.50 -77.60 85
1948-09-23 12:00 HU 29.60 -75.70 90
1948-09-23 18:00 HU 31.00 -73.60 90
1948-09-24 00:00 HU 33.00 -71.60 85
1948-09-24 06:00 EX 35.10 -69.50 75
1948-09-24 12:00 EX 37.10 -66.90 65
1948-09-24 18:00 EX 39.30 -62.00 60
1948-09-25 00:00 EX 41.50 -57.50 55
1948-09-25 06:00 EX 43.30 -52.80 50
1948-09-25 12:00 EX 44.60 -48.60 45
1948-09-25 18:00 EX 46.00 -43.70 45
1948-09-26 00:00 EX 47.50 -39.00 45

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.