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The 1941 Florida hurricane was a compact but strong tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, Florida, and the southeastern United States in October 1941. The fifth known storm of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season, it was first observed to the north of the Virgin Islands on October 3. The storm tracked generally westward, reaching peak winds of before passing through the Bahamas.〔These wind speeds correspond to a Category 3 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, which did not exist at the time of this storm.〕 After weakening somewhat, the storm later passed across southern Florida with winds of . The hurricane then emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, but regained hurricane intensity and made another landfall along the Florida Panhandle. Turning northeast, it crossed Georgia and South Carolina, and entered the Atlantic Ocean on October 8. In advance of the storm, preparations were extensive; residents boarded up homes and businesses, while evacuations were recommended in some coastal areas. In the Bahamas, where winds reached , the storm killed three people. The city of Nassau was struck particularly hard. In Florida, damage was relatively severe, and included the deaths of several people. High winds brought down trees and power lines, though the storm was characterized by highly unusual rainfall patterns. In the Everglades region, a storm surge flooded local streets. As the storm progressed northward, the city of Tallahassee suffered widespread power outages and damage to numerous vehicles. Throughout the state, the hurricane inflicted $675,000 USD ($ 2011 USD) in damage. The cyclone later killed one person in Georgia. ==Meteorological history== On October 3, the first indications of a tropical system were observed to the north of the Virgin Islands. A tropical storm is estimated to have been present late that day, though observations were very sparse near the cyclone. The next day, morning observations confirmed the presence of a circulation center,〔 and soon afterward the cyclone underwent rapid intensification: it became a hurricane late that day, and 24 hours later, on October 5, the storm reached a peak of —equivalent to a modern-day Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Shortly afterward, the smaller-than-average, fast-moving cyclone tracked over Cat Island in the Bahamas, where a weather station indicated a pressure of inside the eye.〔〔 The measurement coincided with light winds of , meaning it was not in the exact center of the eye, so a recent reanalysis found the central pressure to be somewhat lower, at .〔 After striking Cat Island, the cyclone began a weakening trend and passed south of New Providence, seat of the Bahamian capital Nassau, early on October 6. At the time, the storm was still found to be a compact, well-developed hurricane.〔 Later that day, it made landfall south of Miami in South Florida;〔Barnes, p. 162〕 observers reported that the small eye produced calm conditions at Goulds, near Homestead.〔 The storm contained peak winds of —equivalent to low-end Category 2 status—and a radius of maximum wind just from the center.〔 Originally, the Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) listed winds of at landfall in South Florida, but reanalysis determined that these winds occurred somewhat earlier, over the eastern Bahamas.〔 Maintaining a small size, the hurricane moved through the Everglades, passing between Everglades City and Fort Myers.〔 The storm entered the Gulf of Mexico as a strong tropical storm and broadly curved toward the northwest, tracking offshore along the west coast of Florida. It remained over open waters and recovered its intensity until the following day, when it made landfall at Carrabelle with winds of , equivalent to a high-end Category 1 hurricane, and a measured central pressure of .〔 The cyclone still exhibited a small radius of outermost closed isobar but had reduced its forward speed.〔 Turning north and then northeast, the storm moved beyond Tallahassee and entered Georgia.〔 It weakened as it progressed inland, and after passing through South Carolina, the storm re-emerged into the Atlantic Ocean on October 8 with winds of . While over water, the storm re-intensified,〔 reaching peak winds of on October 9. The cyclone kept its intensity for two more days as it moved toward the southeast, executed a small loop, and turned generally toward the east-northeast, passing south of Bermuda on the night of October 11.〔〔 The storm became extratropical on October 12, fully dissipating the next day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1941 Florida hurricane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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