| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
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Surface weather analysis of Hurricane Able on
August 30. This graph also shows active rainfall for the day. | |
| Formed | August 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | September 2, 1952 |
| Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤ 998 mbar ( hPa); 29.47 inHg |
| Fatalities | 3 direct |
| Damage | $2.7 million (1952 USD) |
| Areas affected | South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mid Atlantic states, New England |
| Part of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Able was the second tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season. A long lived Cape Verde storm, Able traversed the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully until coming close to land, when it intensified to a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Beaufort, North Carolina. The hurricane was responsible for considerable damage and three deaths; one in Pennsylvania and two in South Carolina.
Originally, it was believed that Able formed on August 25, near the Lesser Antilles, but reanalysis years later revealed that Able had formed close to the coast of Africa on August 18. Able is known for its unusual path through the Atlantic and for its lack of organization.
Storm history
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionThe hurricane formed from a tropical wave that was developing in an area of easterlies.
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
|
Surface weather analysis of Hurricane Able on
August 30. This graph also shows active rainfall for the day. | |
| Formed | August 18, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | September 2, 1952 |
| Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤ 998 mbar ( hPa); 29.47 inHg |
| Fatalities | 3 direct |
| Damage | $2.7 million (1952 USD) |
| Areas affected | South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mid Atlantic states, New England |
| Part of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Able was the second tropical storm and first hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic hurricane season. A long lived Cape Verde storm, Able traversed the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully until coming close to land, when it intensified to a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Beaufort, North Carolina. The hurricane was responsible for considerable damage and three deaths; one in Pennsylvania and two in South Carolina.
Originally, it was believed that Able formed on August 25, near the Lesser Antilles, but reanalysis years later revealed that Able had formed close to the coast of Africa on August 18. Able is known for its unusual path through the Atlantic and for its lack of organization.
Storm history
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionThe hurricane formed from a tropical wave that was developing in an area of easterlies.