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NHC AL011952 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1952

February 2, 1952 – February 5, 1952

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1952 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 236 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1952 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1952 (AL011952) from February 2, 1952 to February 5, 1952; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 236 US cities, in 4 states, most in Florida (96) and Maine (72). The strongest pass was 64 mph (tropical storm) 43 miles from West Tisbury, MA; the centre came closest to Palm Beach Gardens, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
236
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1952 storm passed near, strongest first

Massachusetts (65)

and 5 more

Rhode Island (3)

Florida (96)

and 36 more

Maine (72)

and 12 more

Other storms of the 1952 season

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.