The 1941 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1941, and lasted until November 1, 1941. Of the six cyclones, four attained hurricane status, and three became major hurricanes. Two hurricanes struck the United States: a major hurricane that struck Texas and Louisiana in late September, and Hurricane Five, which made two landfalls in Florida.
About 1941 Atlantic hurricane season in brief
The 1941 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 16, 1941, and lasted until November 1, 1941. Of the six cyclones, four attained hurricane status, and three became major hurricanes. The active season had an abnormally late start; the first system formed on September 11, nearly three months after the official beginning date. The season was also short-lived, as all six storms developed in rapid succession. On September 23, three hurricanes existed simultaneously in the Atlantic basin. Two hurricanes struck the United States: a major hurricane that struck Texas and Louisiana in late September, and Hurricane Five, which made two landfalls in Florida, the first of which was near Miami at Category 2 intensity. In total, the season resulted in about 63 fatalities and over USD 10 million in damages. The first and last storms of the season were largely insignificant, although the second, fourth, and fifth storms had considerable effects. The Texas Hurricane of 1941 caused severe damage; destruction to property was worth an estimated USD 2 million, with an additional USD 5 million in damage to crops, notably rice and cotton.
The storm briefly disrupted aerial activities in the Louisiana Maneuvers, but was of limited consequence as it weakened before moving inland. The cyclone transitioned into an extratropical storm on September 25, and was last recorded at 00 UTC on September 27 over northeastern Quebec, near the Torngat Mountains National Park. It is estimated that a tropical storm had formed at around this time, with indications that a circulation center was present 150mi offshore. Early on September 18, squally weather was reported throughout the Atlantic coast of Florida, with reports that a hurricane was present. The tropical storm weakened into a tropical depression shortly afterward, but began to recurve away from land late on September 22. It then weakened until it made landfall along the northern Texas coast between Galveston and Port Arthur as a tropical Depression, where it caused only minor damage. The weather forced hundreds of aircraft to move inland for shelter for shelter as a result of inclement weather in the World War II prelude.
You want to know more about 1941 Atlantic hurricane season?
This page is based on the article 1941 Atlantic hurricane season published in Wikipedia (as of Nov. 17, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
