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1949 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1949 Atlantic season had 15 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from August 21, 1949 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 2, 1949 Atlantic, at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 89.4.

Storms
15
Hurricanes
6
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
89.4
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1949 AtlanticAug 21 – Aug 30110 mph963 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1949 AtlanticAug 23 – Sep 1130 mph954 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1949 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 345 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1949 AtlanticSep 3 – Sep 11125 mph974 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 5, 1949 AtlanticSep 3 – Sep 560 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 6, 1949 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 1675 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1949 AtlanticSep 11 – Sep 1450 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1949 AtlanticSep 13 – Sep 1760 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1949 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2280 mph—Category 1 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1949 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2690 mph—Category 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 11, 1949 AtlanticOct 2 – Oct 760 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1949 AtlanticOct 13 – Oct 2190 mph995 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1949 AtlanticOct 13 – Oct 1760 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 14, 1949 AtlanticNov 1 – Nov 650 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1949 AtlanticNov 3 – Nov 565 mph993 mbTropical storm1