1927 Atlantic hurricane season
1927 Atlantic hurricane season
| First storm formed |
August 18, 1927 |
| Last storm dissipated |
November 21, 1927 |
| Strongest storm |
#1 – 950 mbar (hPa) (28.06 inHg), 125 mph (205 km/h) |
| Total depressions |
8 |
| Total storms |
8 |
| Hurricanes |
4 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
184+ |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 |
The 1927 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1927. The season was relatively inactive. There were eight tropical cyclones that formed during the season; four became hurricanes; one became a major hurricane. The first storm of the season was also the strongest and most notable. It became a Category 3 early in its life and was one for a long time (more than two days). It then became a strong extratropical cyclone as it headed up the east coast of the U.S. striking Nova Scotia causing heavy damage and 184 deaths. The other hurricane to affect land produced gusty winds on Bermuda. The only cyclone to strike the U.S. that year was a tropical storm that made landfall in South Carolina.
Storms
Hurricane One
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 18 – August 26 |
| Intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min), 950 mbar (hPa) |
The first storm of the season was the most notable. It was the tropical inception of the Great August Gale that caused heavy damage to Atlantic Canada. It formed in the deep tropics in mid August and quickly strengthened into a hurricane, eventually attaining winds of 120 mph (190 km/h). The storm moved northwest toward the American mid-Atlantic coast. It was a major hurricane for two and a half days before becoming extratropical on August 24 and recurving to the northeast. It struck Yarmouth, Nova Scotia as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph (169 km/h) sustained winds, raking all the way up through Newfoundland. The storm killed 184 people and caused over one million dollars in damages.
Hurricane Two
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 2 – September 11 |
| Intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min), 1007 mbar (hPa) |
Storm Two was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that spent its entire life over the open ocean. It formed off Dakar in early September and moved nearly due west for an entire week with a slight northward grade. It became a hurricane on September 7 and reached peak winds of 90 mph (140 km/h). Shortly after reaching its peak intensity on September 9, it recurved to the north-northeast and became extratropical.
Hurricane Three
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 22 – September 29 |
| Intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min), 1005 mbar (hPa) |
The third hurricane of the season was very similar to 1998's Hurricane Lisa in that it moved nearly due north across the central Atlantic for most of its existence and was a tropical storm until the very end of its life. Storm Three moved slowly for the first five days while moving on a more northwesterly track. On September 28 it sped up and turned straight north. It became a hurricane the next day but would lose its identity that evening.
Hurricane Four
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 23 – October 1 |
| Intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min), 967 mbar (hPa) |
The fourth storm of the season formed shortly after Storm Three in the same general area between Cape Verde and the Windward Islands. It moved northwestward in the direction Bermuda and strengthened. It became a hurricane the day after forming. Storm Four reached peak winds of 110 mph (180 km/h) as it recurved away from Bermuda, which briefly received gale-force winds. The storm slowly weakened over cooler waters and became extratropical on September 29 while just south of the Grand Banks.
Tropical Storm Five
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 30 – October 4 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), 1008 mbar (hPa) |
The only cyclone to strike the United States in 1927, Storm Five formed near the central Bahamas on the last day of September and moved generally northwest, reaching its peak intensity of 60 mph (97 km/h) on the afternoon of October 2. It made landfall at that intensity near Beaufort, South Carolina the next day and very slowly weakened inland. The storm recurved over the Carolinas and dissipated over northern Virginia. No damage was reported.
Tropical Storm Six
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 16 – October 19 |
| Intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min), 999 mbar (hPa) |
The sixth storm of the season formed in the western Caribbean on October 16 and moved due east, an odd track for Atlantic storms prior to recurvature. It clipped the Cayman Islands and turned northeastward into southeast Cuba with winds no higher than 45 mph (72 km/h). Heavy rains caused some crop damage but little else of consequence. The storm quickly exited Cuba and passed over the Bahamas before dissipating over the western Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Seven
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 30 – November 3 |
| Intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min), 1011 mbar (hPa) |
The seventh storm of the season formed near the Cayman Islands in late October, moving up through central Cuba on Halloween night with sustained winds of only 45 mph (72 km/h). It then passed through the Bahamas slight weaker and turned more northward. It became extratropical on November 3.
Tropical Storm Eight
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
November 19 – November 21 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), 999 mbar (hPa) |
The final storm of the season formed far to the east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles. It moved north-northwestward, reaching peak winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), and became extratropical on November 21 well east of Bermuda.
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