North Atlantic in the 1940s

< 1930s 1950s >

The North Atlantic in the 1940s decade featured the following:

• 104 Catalogued cyclones
• 96 Estimated Intensities / 8 Partial / 0 Unknown
• 1,374 Known Fatalities
• 1,059 Known Injuries
• 61,358 Buildings Damaged
• 22,623 Buildings Destroyed
• $498.9 million in Monetary Damages
• Strongest: Seven, Thirteen (1944), George (1947) – 145mph
• Most intense: Hurricane Seven (1944) – 933mb
• Deadliest: Hurricane Seven (1944) – 321 fatalities
• Costliest: Hurricane George (1947) – $110 million
• Most destructive: Hurricane Nine (1945) – 39,947 buildings affected
• Wettest: Hurricane King (1947) – 380mm
• Highest Surge: King (1947), Two (1949) – 12 feet

Storm Numbers by year