1944 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1944 and ended on November 30, 1944. The 1944 season was a fairly active one. A Category 1 hurricane hit North Carolina. A Category 3 hit Jamaica. Another Category 3 hit Florida late in the season. A Category 1 hurricane and a tropical storm hit Mexico. Another tropical storm hit Grand Isle, Louisiana. The most notable hurricane of the season, however, was the Great Atlantic Hurricane (sometimes referred to as the Great American Hurricane). It travelled up the coast as a Category 2, sweeping the beaches, sinking ships, and throwing wave watchers into the sea. The entire coastline from Point Lookout, North Carolina to Cape Cod were raked with hurricane-force winds.
See Also List of Atlantic hurricane seasonsList of notable tropical cyclonesMonthly Weather Review
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