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1951 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1951 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them hurricanes and 3 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from January 2, 1951 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Easy (1951), at 150 mph (240 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 126.3.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
8
Major
3
Category 5
0
ACE
126.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1951 AtlanticJan 2 – Jan 1265 mph—Tropical storm—
Hurricane AbleMay 16 – May 2490 mph973 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Tropical Storm BakerAug 2 – Aug 560 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane CharlieAug 12 – Aug 23130 mph968 mbCategory 4 hurricane4
Hurricane DogAug 27 – Sep 590 mph992 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane EasySep 1 – Sep 14150 mph937 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Hurricane FoxSep 2 – Sep 11115 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Tropical Storm GeorgeSep 19 – Sep 2260 mph999 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane HowSep 29 – Oct 11100 mph963 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Tropical Storm ItemOct 12 – Oct 1765 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane JigOct 15 – Oct 2075 mph990 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1951 AtlanticDec 3 – Dec 1280 mph—Category 1 hurricane—