Hurricane Dog (1950)
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | August 30, 1950 |
Extratropical | September 11, 1950 |
Dissipated | September 18, 1950 |
Category 4 hurricane | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 145 mph (230 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 943 mbar (hPa); 27.85 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 31 |
Damage | $3 million (1950 USD) |
Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, East Coast of the United States, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, Northern Ireland, Scotland |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Dog was the most intense
Hurricane Dog caused extensive damage to the Leeward Islands, and was considered the most severe hurricane on record in Antigua. Many buildings were destroyed or severely damaged on the island, with thousands left homeless just weeks after Hurricane Baker caused serious damage there. In the United States, the hurricane caused moderate coastal damage, including damage to several boats, and resulted in 11 offshore drownings. Strong winds caused widespread power outages across southeastern New England. There were twelve people missing and assumed dead offshore Nova Scotia. Damage across its path totaled about $3 million (1950 USD$, 26.8 million 2009 USD).
Meteorological history
The exact origins of Hurricane Dog are obscure, due to sparse ship and land observations over the eastern Atlantic Ocean; the storm may have originated from an
Early on September 2, Hurricane Dog came under weak
Hurricane Dog maintained its peak intensity for about 12 hours.[2] On September 7, the cyclone attained a central pressure of 948 mbar (27.99 inHg), which was the lowest pressure in association with the hurricane.[6] A building ridge of high pressure to its north caused it to decelerate and weaken steadily for unknown reasons as it turned to the west; by September 9, the intensity had decreased to 75 mph (121 km/h).[2] On September 10, Hurricane Dog began turning to the northwest, and a day later it headed north and then northeast. Late that day, it briefly re-intensified slightly to 100 mph (161 km/h) before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.[2] The former hurricane passed within 200 miles (320 km) of Cape Cod on September 12. Shortly afterwards, the extratropical remnant turned to the east, losing hurricane winds for several days beginning on September 13.[2] The system eventually turned to the northeast on September 15, and a day later it regained hurricane-force winds as a vigorous extratropical cyclone. Early on September 17, the cyclone struck Scotland with winds of 75 mph (121 km/h), but the system persisted until finally losing its identity north of Scotland on September 18.[4][2]
Preparations
In the United States, the threat of the hurricane prompted the
Impact
Passing through the
Heavy rain fell in the
The hurricane produced high tides and rough surf along the
Records, naming, and aftermath
Before scientific reexamination reduced its winds, Hurricane Dog was listed as the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, tied with Hurricanes
A relief fund was organized in the aftermath of the hurricane by The Daily Gleaner, a newspaper from Kingston, Jamaica. The newspaper invited its readers to help assist "their suffering fellow-West Indians in the island of Antigua."[18] Four days after the hurricane, the fund totaled £171,000 (1950 GBP, $4.27 million 2009 USD). One Antigua official stated the country "would appreciate voluntary assistance from outside, especially food and clothing".[18] Relief aid was also sent from the United States to the affected islands.[19]
See also
- List of Atlantic hurricanes
References
- ^ a b c d e National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (March 2014). "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT) Meta Data". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Meteorological Service of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (2006). "Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
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- ^ Winston, Jay S (1950). "The Weather and Circulation of September 1950" (PDF). U.S. Weather Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ a b "Hurricane Winds, High Tides Due Along Newport Shore Tonight". The Newport Daily News. Associated Press. September 11, 1950.
- ^ a b c d e Lowell Sun (September 12, 1950). "Hurricane Misses Nantucket".
- ^ Hurricanecity.com (2006). "Antigua Hurricanes". Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ^ International News Service (September 2, 1950). "Second Hurricane Lashes Caribbean". The Charleston Gazette.
- ^ a b Canadian Press (September 2, 1950). "Havoc Heaped On Antigua As Storm Strikes Again". Daily Gleaner.
- ^ Edouard Magras (2006). "St-Barth Weekly" (PDF). Le Journal de Saint-Barth. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ^ National Weather Service and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany: State University of New York (2001). "41 Tropical Cyclones producing > 4 inches of rainfall in the Northeast U.S. during the period 1950–2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ^ National Weather Service and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany: State University of New York (2001). "Hurricane Dog Storm Track and Precipitation". Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ^ Environment Canada (2009). "Dog - 1950". Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ Atlantic Tropical Weather Center (2003). "Tropical cyclone naming". Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ O'Neil Hendrick (August 31, 1952). "Coastal City Whipped by Hurricane". Associated Press.
- ^ a b Staff Writer (September 5, 1950). "Gleaner Opens Antigua Fund". The Daily Gleaner.
- ^ "Hurricane Relief Rushed". Associated Press. September 12, 1950.
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