King (1950)

Cat 4 AL111950 · Atlantic
Peak winds
115 kt
132 mph
Min pressure
955 mb
ACE
9.74
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
31 observations

What happened during King?

King was a Cat 4 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from October 13 to October 20, 1950 (8 days). It reached peak winds of 132 mph (115 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 955 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1950-10-13
Last obs
1950-10-20
Storm number
11
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
31

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1950-10-13 06:00 TD 16.00 -84.20 25
1950-10-13 12:00 TD 16.00 -83.90 25
1950-10-13 18:00 TD 16.00 -83.80 25
1950-10-14 00:00 TD 16.00 -83.70 30
1950-10-14 06:00 TD 16.10 -83.60 30
1950-10-14 12:00 TD 16.20 -83.50 30
1950-10-14 18:00 TS 16.30 -83.30 35
1950-10-15 00:00 TS 16.60 -82.70 40
1950-10-15 06:00 TS 16.90 -82.00 45
1950-10-15 12:00 TS 17.20 -81.00 50
1950-10-15 18:00 TS 17.70 -80.00 55 992
1950-10-16 00:00 HU 18.40 -79.30 65
1950-10-16 06:00 HU 18.90 -79.00 70
1950-10-16 12:00 HU 19.30 -78.70 75 985
1950-10-16 18:00 HU 20.00 -78.30 80
1950-10-16 22:00 HU 20.90 -78.30 80 Landfall
1950-10-17 00:00 HU 21.10 -78.20 75
1950-10-17 06:00 HU 22.20 -78.30 65
1950-10-17 12:00 HU 23.20 -79.00 70 988
1950-10-17 18:00 HU 24.00 -79.50 90
1950-10-18 00:00 HU 24.70 -79.80 105
1950-10-18 05:00 HU 25.70 -80.20 115 955 Landfall
1950-10-18 06:00 HU 25.90 -80.30 115 955
1950-10-18 12:00 HU 27.10 -81.00 80 975
1950-10-18 18:00 HU 28.60 -81.50 70 983
1950-10-19 00:00 HU 30.00 -82.40 65 989
1950-10-19 06:00 TS 31.10 -83.50 45 992
1950-10-19 12:00 TS 31.70 -84.50 35 996
1950-10-19 18:00 TD 32.10 -85.30 25 999
1950-10-20 00:00 TD 32.50 -86.00 20 1000
1950-10-20 06:00 TD 32.90 -86.50 20 1002

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.