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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 30, 1932 |
| Extratropical | September 9 |
| Dissipated | September 17, 1932 |
| Category 5 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 160 mph (260 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | ≤921 mbar (hPa); ≤27.20 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 16 direct |
| Areas affected | Bahamas, Northeastern United States, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Scandinavia, Soviet Union |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1932 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The 1932 Bahamas hurricane, also known as the Great Abaco hurricane of 1932,[1] was a large and powerful Category 5 hurricane that struck the Bahamas at peak intensity. The fourth tropical storm and third hurricane in the 1932 Atlantic hurricane season, it was also one of two Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean that year, the other being the 1932 Cuba hurricane. The 1932 Bahamas hurricane originated north of the Virgin Islands, became a strong hurricane, and passed over the northern Bahamas before recurving. The storm never made landfall on the continental United States, but its effects were felt in the northeast part of the country and in the Bahamas, especially on the Abaco Islands, where damage was very great.[2] To date, it is one of four Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall in the Bahamas at that intensity, the others having occurred in 1933, 1992, and 2019.[3]
- ^ Neely, Wayne (2006). The Major Hurricanes to Affect the Bahamas. AuthorHouse. p. 268. ISBN 978-1425966089.
- ^ Mitchell, Charles L. (September 1932). "The Tropical Storm of August 30-September 15, 1932" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. 60 (9): 177–178. Bibcode:1932MWRv...60..177.. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1932)60<177:TTSOAI>2.0.CO;2.
- ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
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