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1947 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1947 Atlantic season had 10 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from July 31, 1947 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 4, 1947 Atlantic, at 145 mph (230 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 88.5.

Storms
10
Hurricanes
5
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
88.5
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1947 AtlanticJul 31 – Aug 250 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1947 AtlanticAug 9 – Aug 16110 mph977 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1947 AtlanticAug 18 – Aug 2780 mph984 mbCategory 1 hurricane2
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1947 AtlanticSep 4 – Sep 21145 mph938 mbCategory 4 hurricane3
Unnamed tropical storm 5, 1947 AtlanticSep 7 – Sep 960 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 6, 1947 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2665 mph987 mbTropical storm3
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1947 AtlanticOct 5 – Oct 960 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1947 AtlanticOct 8 – Oct 1160 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1947 AtlanticOct 8 – Oct 16105 mph966 mbCategory 2 hurricane3
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1947 AtlanticOct 17 – Oct 22120 mph961 mbCategory 3 hurricane—