The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1947 and ended on November 30, 1947. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1947 hurricane season was a fairly active one in terms of landfalling storms. A Category 1 hurricane hit New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, a Category 2 hit near Tampico Mexico, a Category 1 hit near Galveston, Texas, and a Category 1 hit near the Georgia/South Carolina border. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... City nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City that Care Forgot Location of New Orleans Country   State     Parish United States   Louisiana     Orleans Parish Mayor C. Ray Nagin Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 350. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... Galveston redirects here. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for 30 minutes to format the entire page. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ...

However, by far the most notable storm of the 1947 season was a massive hurricane that hit south Florida. The storm achieved Category 5 strength and nearly achieved Perfect Storm status*. It weakened to a Category 4 just before landfall just north of Miami. It killed 51 people and had a devastating effect on Florida's economy. This article is about weather phenomena. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Category 5 can refer to either: Category 5 cable used for carrying data Category 5 computer virus as classified by Symantec Corporation for the most severe threat level. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast on Biscayne Bay. ...

Yet this storm has been largely forgotten because World War II -- the greatest, most devastating war the world had ever seen -- had ended dramatically just two years earlier. GIs were returning home, and Florida's economy had been poor anyway, mostly due to the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane, the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, and the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The Great Miami Hurricane (sometimes called the Big Blow) was a destructive and intense hurricane that battered Miami, Florida in 1926. ... The Okeechobee Hurricane (or San Felipe Hurricane) was a deadly hurricane that struck Puerto Rico and southern Florida, United States, in September 1928. ... The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was a very compact and destructive hurricane that caused widespread destruction in the Florida Keys. ...

It was just another hurricane for Floridians, drowning in their misery. As bad as it was, it wasn't as devastating as the 1926 or 1928 hurricanes; so it remained the Forgotten Hurricane.

Note*=Perfect Storm status: This is not the Perfect Storm of 1991, this describes the status of a real Perfect Storm and that is a Category 5 hurricane striking downtown Miami. The Perfect Storm is a book (ISBN 039304016X) written by Sebastian Junger and published by Little, Brown and Company in 1997. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1945 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1946 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1948 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1949 Atlantic hurricane season was an on going event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season was an on going event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1951 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Catastrophic Florida Hurricanes: 1900-1960
• Tropical cyclone
• The Perfect Storm