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1948 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1948 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1948 and lasted until November 30, 1948.
The 1948 season was about average in terms of cyclone formation but above average in terms of more powerful cyclones developing, with 9 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes forming during the year. Some significant storms include a hurricane that hit western Cuba as a category 4 and later clipped the southeast coast of Florida, the northern Bahamas, and Bermuda as a category 2 storm. Another hurricane hit southwest Florida as a category 2 and a category 1 storm hit Louisiana. Tropical storms also hit Haiti, causing about 80 deaths, and the Florida Panhandle.
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