The 1951 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1951 and ended on November 30, 1951 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. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its 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. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
The 1951 season was a fairly active one. Like the 1950 season, names from the US army phonetic alphabet were used to name storms this season. The season started with a bang. Hurricane Able, a Category 3 hurricane at peak intensity formed and existed entirely in the month of May. Able was the earliest storm ever recorded to reach Category 3 strength, which it attained on May 21. It was also the second-earliest storm on record to reach Category 1 and Category 2 strength, behind only Hurricane #1 of March, 1908. Hurricane Charlie struck Cozumel, Mexico as a Category 4 and Hurricane Easy was a Category 5 at peak intensity. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season was an on going event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... A phonetic alphabet is any of three things: A type of phonetic notation used for transcribing the sounds of human speech into writing. ... Category 3 can refer to either: Category 3 cable used for carrying data Category 3 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Category 3 can refer to either: Category 3 cable used for carrying data Category 3 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. ... 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. ... 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. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cozumel is an island off the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. ... 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. ... 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 following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... 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 1952 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1953 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1954 Atlantic hurricane season was an on going event in the cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
Storm names
These names were used to name storms during the 1951 Atlantic hurricane season.
The most notable storm of the season was Hurricane Charlie, which struck Cozumel, Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, causing heavy damage.
Hurricane Charlie was the deadliest hurricane in the season, killing over 250 people and causing $575.6 million in damage (2005 USD) as it crossed through the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.