1950 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season was an on going event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began June 1, 1950 and ended on November 30, 1950
1950 was a very active season, with 12 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 8 major hurricanes, the most major hurricanes in a single season. 1950 was also the first year in which tropical cyclones were named. It took names from the World War II phonetic alphabet. Some notable storms of the 1950 season include Hurricane Dog, which had some of the strongest winds of any cyclone in the Atlantic. Since no pressure readings are available, it is impossible to know whether this storm rivaled Hurricane Gilbert of 1988 in intensity. Hurricane Easy twisted and twirled its way ashore on Florida's Apalachee coast as a Category 3 storm. Hurricane King stormed straight through downtown Miami as a Category 2 hurricane. Also, an unnamed tropical storm spawned during the month of October.
Storm names
These names were used to name storms during the 1950 season.
- Able
- Baker
- Charlie
- Dog
- Easy
- Fox
- George
- How
- Item
- Jig
- King
- Love
See also
Categories: Atlantic hurricane seasons | 1950