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The 1952 Groundhog Day Storm is one of two Atlantic tropical cyclones on record in February. First observed in the western Caribbean Sea on February 2 as a non-frontal low, it moved rapidly throughout its duration and struck southwestern Florida early the next day as a gale-force storm. In the state, the winds damaged some crops and power lines The season officially started on June 15; [2] however, a pre-season unnamed storm formed on Groundhog Day, becoming the only storm on record in the month of February. The other six tropical cyclones were named using the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet , the first of which formed on August 18. The Groundhog Day Tropical Storm of 1952. Posted in Tropical Weather at 8:00 am by Rebekah. Groundhog Day, 1952: a rare tropical storm formed in the western Caribbean. The tropical cyclone quickly moved north-northwestward, and passed by Cancún before turning northeastward and tracking across the northwest coast of Cuba. At a Glance. It may be winter, but an Atlantic tropical storm once formed in February. It moved across Florida as a disturbance around Groundhog Day 1952. More than 70 years ago, the only known tropical storm to ever roam the Atlantic Basin in February began its initial stages of development on Groundhog Day 1952 as an area of low pressure formed near Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. This bizarre system, the only known February Atlantic Basin tropical storm, originated as an area of low pressure near Cozumel, Mexico, on the morning of Groundhog Day 1952. The extraordinary 1952 Groundhog Day Storm was the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record in the month of February. First observed in the western Caribbean Sea on February 2 as a non-frontal low, it moved rapidly throughout its duration and struck southwestern Florida early the next day as a gale-force storm. In the state, the winds damaged The extraordinary 1952 Groundhog Day Storm was the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record in February. First observed in the western Caribbean Sea on February 2 as a non-frontal low, it moved rapidly throughout its duration and struck southwestern Florida early the next day as a gale-force storm. In the state, the winds damaged some crops and power lines, but no serious damage was reported On February 2, 1952 Florida was hit by a tropical storm with 70 MPH sustained winds. It was the only known tropical storm to hit the US before May. 1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm – Wikipedia Language Label Description Also known as; English: 1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm. Atlantic tropical storm in 1952 At a Glance. It may be winter, but an Atlantic tropical storm once formed in February. It moved across Florida as a disturbance around Groundhog Day 1952. More than 70 years ago, the only known tropical storm to ever roam the Atlantic Basin in February began its initial stages of development on Groundhog Day 1952 as an area of low pressure formed near Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The 1952 Groundhog Day Tropical Storm was the earliest storm to hit the United States. It formed on February 2nd. It would hit Florida and moved north-northeast across Florida. It would moved up along the coast but never reach land until it reached Quebec and Labrador. The extraordinary 1952 Groundhog Day Storm was the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record in February. First observed in the western Caribbean Sea on February 2 as a non-frontal low, it moved rapidly throughout its duration and struck southwestern Florida early the next day as a gale-force storm. In the state, the winds damaged some crops and power lines, but no serious damage was reported Wednesday, February 2The extraordinary 1952 Groundhog Day Storm was the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record in February. First observed in the western Caribbean Sea on February 2, it moved rapidly throughout its duration and struck southwestern Florida early the next day as a gale-force storm. This bizarre system, the only known February Atlantic Basin tropical storm, originated as an area of low pressure near Cozumel, Mexico, on the morning of Groundhog Day 1952. On February 2, 1952 Florida was hit by a tropical storm with 70 MPH sustained winds. It was the only known tropical storm to hit the US before May. 1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm – Wikipedia Groundhog Tropical Storm Groundhog Day 1952 featured the only tropical storm to ever make landfall in the U.S. in the month of February since records began in the late 1880s. The tropical storm formed in the northwest Caribbean Sea during the evening of February 1.
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