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1933 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
First storm formed May 14, 1933
Last storm dissipated November 17, 1933
Strongest storm #18 – 130 knots (150 mph, 240 km/h)
#12 – 948 mbar –
Total storms 20
Hurricanes 10
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) 5
Total fatalities 651
Total damage $86.6 million (1933 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935

The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season started in the Summer of 1933 and ended near the end of Fall in 1933. 1933 was the third most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. The number of storms in tied with the number in 1995. Only 2005 and 2020 had a higher number of storms. Before 1950 storm did not get a name. This means that they were givin a number instead of a name. Also note that there could have been more than just 21 storms.

Storms

  • Tropical Storm One
  • Hurricane Two
  • Tropical Storm Three
  • Tropical Storm Four
  • Hurricane Five
  • Tropical Storm Six
  • Tropical Storm Seven
  • Hurricane Eight
  • Tropical Storm Nine
  • Tropical Storm Ten
  • Hurricane Eleven
  • Hurricane Twelve
  • Hurricane Thirteen
  • Hurricane Fourteen
  • Hurricane Fifteen
  • Tropical Storm Sixteen
  • Tropical Storm Seventeen
  • Hurricane Eighteen
  • Hurricane Nineteen
  • Tropical Storm Twenty
  • Tropical Storm Twenty-One

Tropical cyclones of the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season

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6
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12
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

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